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COLLECTIONS OF 

THE NEW HAVEN COLONY 

HISTORICAL SOCIETY 



NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 



Organized November 14, J 862 Incorporated June 17, 1863 




NEW HAVEN 

PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY 

1907 




Noah Webster's Study Table. 

See page 59, No. 11. 



Jonathan Edwards' Silver Tankard. 

See page 72. 



HISTORICAL NOTE 



The New Haven Colony Historical Society was organized by a committee of citizens, 
October 6th, 1862, who met for the purpose at the house of Mr. William A. Reynolds, 
No. 20 Elm Street (see p. 8, Vol. I). (The honse stood on the home-lot and was built on 
the cellar of the dwelling of John Davenport, the first minister of New Haven. This site 
is now occupied by the First Presbyterian Church.) A memorial signed by twenty-three 
citizens was presented to the Mayor and Common Council on the 11th day of November, 
1862, requesting permission to use two rooms in the City Hall for the purposes of the new 
society. On the evening of November 14th, 1862, a meeting of citizens was called at the 
oflBce of the Mayor, for the formation of a Historical Society, and the following were 
present : 



Harmanus M. Welch, Mayor, 

James F. Babcock, 

Leonard Bacon, 

E. Edwards Beardsley, 

Sylvanus Butler, 

Samuel C. Blackman, 

Fisk Parsons Brewer, 

Henry Bronson, 

Elisha Lord Cleaveland, 



Charles L. Chaplain, 
William S. Charnley, 
Horace Day, 
William Downes, 
Elial T. Foote, 
William Goodwin, 
John C. Hollister, 
Charles R. IngersoU, 
Henry C. Kingsley, 



Luzon B. Morris, 
Frederick W. Northrop, 
William S. Porter, 
Samuel Punderson, 
William A. Reynolds, 
William E. Sanford, 
Alfred Walker, 
George H. Watrous, 
Henry White. 



A Constitution and By-Laws were then adopted, and The New Haven Colony Historical 
Society was incorporated at the May Session of the Legislature of 1863. 

The rooms in the City Hall were occupied by the Society until 1878, when they were 
needed for municipal purposes. The Society then secured two large rooms in the State 
House on the Green, when that historic structure was abandoned by the State. They 
retained the use of these rooms until 1885, when the building was condemned and taken 
down. The next home of the Society was in the Insurance Building, on Chapel Street, 
between Church and Temple Street, where it remained about ten years. The rapid inci'ease 
of the Society's Collections made larger quarters desirable, and other locations were under 
consideration, when Mr. Henry F. English generously provided the jDresent commodious 
building, as a memorial to his parents. 



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A catalogue of the articles forming the collection was published in 1885, but no cata- 
logue has since been px-inted. 

A committee has recently rearranged the articles in the museum, and renumbered and 
described the various objects. 

The Library consists of several thousand bound vohimes, and unbound pamphlets, 
mainly relating to colonial and civic history, biography and genealogy, a card catalogue of 
which is in preparation. 

The Society also possess a large number of valuable manuscripts, which will be 
arranged for convenient reference as soon as practicable. 

Six volumes of the Society's papers have already been published, and others will be 
issued from time to time. 



Secretary of Jared Ingersoll. 
See page 63. Entrance Hall No. 3. 



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Hon. JAMES E. ENGLISH. 
See page 71. 




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CATALOGUE 

FIRST FLOOR 

Front Room — East Side 

NAMES OF DONORS AND LENDERS ARE PRINTED IN ITALICS 



1 Edward Atwateb, 1803-1874; of New Haven, son of Captain Ward Atwater, 

at the age of twenty-one years; oil portrait by J. J. Williams, painted 
on Teneriffe Island in 1825. David Atwater. 

2 Mrs. Daniel Bacon ; wife of Daniel Bacon (No. 3) ; ancient oil portrait of 

the eighteenth century. Mrs. Mary B. Gray. ■ 

3 Daniel Bacon; ancient oil portrait of the eighteenth century. 

Mrs. Mary B. Gray. 

4 Kev. William Croswell, D.D., 1804-1851; Kector Church of the Advent, 

Boston; son of Eev. Harry Croswell, D.D., Eector of Trinity Church, 
New Haven, for forty-three years. 

5 Oliver Wolcott, senior, 1726-1797 ; Y. C. 1747 ; son of Governor Eoger Wol- 

cott. A distinguished soldier, signer of the Declaration of Independence 
and Governor of Connecticut, 1796-1797 ; engraving. 

6 Eli Whitney, 1765-1825; inventor of the cotton-gin; engraving. 

7 Robert Morris, 1734-1806 ; eminent merchant and financier of the Revolution- 

ary War, signer of the Declaration of Independence; engraving by 
Albert Rosenthal from a painting by Gilbert Stuart. 
14 Hon. Samuel Bishop, 1723-1803; for fifty-four years Town Clerk of New 
Haven, its second Mayor and Collector of the Port ; oil portrait. 

Charles Nicoll. 

16 Mrs. Samuel Bishop, nee Mehitabel Bassett, 1728-1811; wife of the fore- 
going; oil portrait. Charles Nicoll. 

16 Abraham Bishop, 1763-1844; Y. C. 1778; Clerk of the Superior Court for 
New Haven County, 1798-1801; and Collector of the Port of New 
Haven, 1803-1829 ; oil portrait. Charles Nicoll. 



6 Neio Haven Colony 

17 The Same; at a more advanced period in life. Miss Nicoll. 

18 Benjamin Douglas, 1739-1775; Y. C. 17G0; at the age of 33. Barrister at 

Law and King's Attorney for the County of New Haven; oil portrait by 
John Durand in 1772. Prof. Benjamin Silliman. 

19 Elizabeth Douglas, nee Smith, 1744-1823 ; second wife of Benjamin Douglas, 

Esq., at the age of 28 ; oil painting by John Durand in 1772. 

Prof. Benjamin Silliman. 

20 Ebenezer Townsend, 1742-1824; merchant prince of New Haven; father of 

Ebenezer Townsend, supercargo and writer of the ship "Neptune's" 
voyages around the world ; oil portrait, 

21 Mrs. Ebenezer Townsend, nee Sophia Thankful Barnard, of Hartford, 1751- 

1828; second wife of the foregoing, widow of Kev. Allyn Mather, of 
New Haven, and mother of his later children. 

22 Captain Ichabod Smith, 1774-1851; of West Haven; engaged in the Barbary 

trade, and later extensively employed in trading with the sugar plan- 
tations of Louisiana ; oil portrait by Harry I, Thompson, his grandson, 
by whom presented to this Society. 

23 Samuel Punderson, M.D., 1791-1870 ; one of the charter members of the New 

Haven Colony Historical Society; portrait. 

Lemuel Swift Punderson. 

24 Kev, Leonard Bacon, D.D,, LL.D., 1802-1881; in early life; Pastor of the 

First Church in New Haven, 1825-1866; one of the charter members of 
the New Haven Colony Historical Society; engraving by L. S. Punder- 
son from photograph by Moulthrop & Fitch, 

25 Pres, Jonathan Edwards, 1703-1758; Y, C, 1720, with facsimile of auto- 

graph; his silver tankard is now in the possession of this Society; 
engraving. Miss Sarah E. Austin. 

26 Eev, Nathaniel W, Taylor, S.T.D., 1786-1858; Pastor of the First Eccle- 

siastical Society in New Haven, 1812-1822; and Professor of Didactic 
Theology at Yale, 1822-1858; engraving made at close of his pastorate 
by S. S. Jocelyn after a painting by Nathaniel Jocelyn. 

A. C. Raymond. 

27 Hon. Roger S. Baldwin, 1793-1863 ; Governor of Connecticut, 1844 and 1845, 

and United States Senator, 1847-1851 ; photograph. 

/, M. Woodward. 

28 Richard Law, LL.D., 1733-1806; Y. C. 1751; member of the Continental 

Congress, and Mayor of New London for twentj'^-two years, 1784-1806; 
engraving. 

29 Charles Hooker, M.D., 1799-1863; a prominent physician of New Haven; 

professor of anatomy and physiology in Yale, 1838-1863 ; crayon portrait. 

30 Photograph from a portrait of an officer, apparently of the eighteenth century. 



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31 Jared Ingersoll, 1722-17S1 ; Y, C. 1742 ; for a short time Stamp Distributor 

for Connecticut in colonial days; Judge of Admiralty Court; litho- 
graphic portrait. Heirs of Hon. Charles R. Ingersoll. 
For his desk and bookcase, see No. 3 Entrance Hall. 

32 Gen. Evelyn L. Bissell, M.D., 1836-1905 ; Asst. Surgeon 5th Kegiment C. V., 

at the age of 28 ; pencil sketch made by a fellow prisoner of war at the 
battle of Winchester, Va., May 25, 1862, named. F. D' Avignon, a French- 
man of 70 years. Presented by the subject, from whom the Society has 
received valuable donations of books. 



33 Cinque; the Chief of the Amistad Captives; engraved by J. Sartain after 
a painted picture from life by Nathaniel Jocelyn, now in the possession 
of this Society. See No. 4 in Tipper Hall. 

37 Hon. Edward Everett, LL.D., 1794-1865; Governor of Massachusetts; Min- 

ister to England; President of Harvard College; Secretary of State; 
U. S. Senator, and distinguished orator; full-length engraving by H. 
Wright Smith after painting by T. Hicks, N.A. Pech Sperry. 

38 Hon. James E. English. 1812-1890; Governor of Connecticut, 1867, 1868, 

1870, and United States Senator, 1875-1877; crayon portrait made and 
presented by J. J. Tierney. 

See portrait in Lecture Hall on second floor. 

39 Daniel Webster, 1782-1852; steel engraving by J. Andrews and H. W. Smith 

from painting by Chester Harding. 

40 Mrs. Noah Webster, nee Kebecca Greenleaf, 1766-1847; wife of the Lexi- 

cographer; oil portrait. See No. 19 west side of Front Room. 

Mrs. Henry L. Hotchhiss. 

41 Henry Trowbridge, 1781-1849; prominent citizen and merchant of New 

Haven and extensively engaged in the West India trade ; crayon portrait 
from painting by Nathaniel Jocelyn. 

42 Mrs. Daniel Read, nee Jerusha Sherman, of Stratford, Conn., 1763-1840; 

wife of Daniel Read, composer and teacher of music; oil portrait. 
Estate of Mary W. Nicholson, widow of Jonathan Nicholson. 

43 Daniel Read, 1757-1841; of New Haven; music teacher and composer of 

psalmody; among his most noted compositions were "Winter" and 
"Windham"; oil portrait. Estate of Mary W. Nicholson, widow of 
Jonathan Nicholson. 

44 Nathan S. Read, 1792-1821; Y. C. 1811; son of Daniel Read; oil portrait. 

Estate of Mary W. Nicholson. 

45 Rev. Joseph Noyes, 1688-1761; Y. C. 1709; fifth Pastor of Center Church, 

from 1716 until his death in June 1761; oil portrait. 

Benjamin Noyes. 



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46 Titus Street, 1758-1842 ; for many years in mercantile business on the corner 

of Chapel and State streets, where he acquired a large competency; 
father of Mr. Augustus E. Street, the donor of the Yale Art School 
building; oil portrait by Andrews in 1836. 

47 Jeremuh Atwater, 1734-1811; Steward of Yale College, 1778-1798; oil 

portrait. Mrs. Ezehiel H. Trowhridge. 

48 John Hunt (Justice), 1773-1841; of New Haven; father of Commodore 

Hunt, U. S. N. ; oil portrait by J. H. Kimberly in 1840. 

F. Thornton Hunt. 

49 Hon. Dudley Humphrey, 1775-1823; of Norfolk, Conn.; copper plate 

engraving. James Dudley Dewell. 

50 Eev. E. Edwards Beardsley, D.D., 1808-1891 ; Eector of St. Thomas' Church, 

New Haven, 1848-1891; one of the charter members of the New Haven 
Colony Historical Society, and also its President; engraving by A. H. 
Eitchie. See portrait, Lecture Hall. 

51 WiLLUM DwiGHT Whitney, LL.D., 1827-1894; Philologist; Professor of 

Sanskrit in Yale University, 1854-1894; one of the most distinguished 
of American scholars, and foremost representative of American learning; 
engraving. 

52 Hon. Nathan Smith, 1770-1835 ; of New Haven ; Senator in Congress, 1833- 

1835; engraving. Nathaniel Smith, his nephew. 

53 Old Oil Painting; supposed to be the portrait of a member of Govei-nor 

Eaton's family; it was painted in 1635 and in the twenty-fifth year 
of the age of the lady. John W. Barter, author of "Antiquities of 
New Haven" and many state histories. 

54 Henry Farnam, 1803-1883; of New Haven; eminent engineer and pioneer 

builder of Western railroads in connection with Mr. Joseph E. Sheffield ; 
photograph enlarged from a daguerreotype taken about the year 1849. 

Mrs. Eli Whitney. 

55 William Kinne, 1819-1898 ; first principal of the Public High School at the 

time of its establishment in New Haven, May, 1859, until his resignation 
in 1868; portrait. Presented to Mr. Kinne by his pupils, and by him 
presented to this Society at the request of Mr. Thomas E. Trowbridge, 
Jr., while teaching at Ithaca, N. Y. 

56 Eev. Austin Putnam, 1809-1886; Pastor of Whitneyville Congregational 

Church from 1838 to 1886; engraving. 

57 Timothy Bishop, 1777-1873 ; Yale 1796 ; for many years engaged in business 

in New Haven; since 1870 had been the oldest surviving graduate of 
the College; mezzotint photograph. E. H. Bishop, M.D. 



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58 Jonathan Nicholson, 17S5-1865; son-in-law of Daniel Read, and for many 
years a merchant on State street, New Haven ; oil portrait. 

Messrs. Thompson & Co. 

67 Miss Sophia Lyon Phelps, 1848-1871; daughter of S. Dryden Phelps, D.D., 

Baptist minister in New Haven, who died in 1895 ; oil portrait. 

68 William E. Goodyear; in uniform of "New Haven Grays" in 1861; 

photograph. Miles H. Goodyear. 

69 Ex. Rev. John L. A. M. L. de Cheverus, 1768-1836; first Roman Catholic 

Bishop of Boston, 1810-1823; Bishop of Montauban, 1823-1825; died 
Cardinal Archbishop of Bordeaux; oil portrait. Rev. Edward J. 
O'Brien, of St. Mary's Church, New Haven. 

70 Sherman W. Knevals, 1800-1863; a prominent merchant tailor in New 

Haven; photograph. Henry H. Foote. 

71 Large Engraving of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence, in 

Philadelphia, Penn., July 4, 1776. Mrs. Edward Heaton. 

72 George Rowland; born at Fairfield, Conn., December 3, 1796, died at New 

Haven, November 9, 1865. Was one of the early promoters of The New 
Haven and Farmington Canal and, in company with Capt. Menemon 
Sanford, built the first passenger canal packet to ply upon the canal, 
under the name of "The New England." Afterwards he constructed 
"The City Mill" and operated it from about 1831 until 1847, when it 
was removed to make room for the Union Railway station; pastel 
portrait. Cyrus Warner, of Westville. 

73 Picture of "The City Mill" of New Haven, Conn., the late George Rowland 

proprietor and miller. The building was erected in 1834 upon property 
facing Union street, and located a short distance south of Chapel street, 
by the side of the canal. During the autumn of 1847 the mill buildings 
were removed to provide room for the erection of the Union Railroad 
depot, for the accommodation of the passenger service of all the railroads 
then terminating at New Haven. In later times a fire destroyed the 
Union Depot, and the ruins having been recently removed, nothing now 
remains to identify the location. 

Tliomas F. Rowland, of New York City. 

74 A Gilded Eagle erected on an oak standard, the history of which is described 

as follows by a plate attached to standard: "This Eagle was the figure- 
head on the steamboat United States, the first steam vessel owned by 
the original New Haven Steamboat Company, and built in the year 1821. 
Afterward it adorned the roof of the "City Mill," owned and operated 
by the late George Rowland, Esq., and located on Union street, between 
Chapel and Cherry (now Wooster) streets. Presented to the New Haven 
Colony Historical Society by Thomas Fitch Rowland, of New York, 
February, 1906." A life member. See No. 73. 



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75 The Spade with which Governor Oliver Wolcott commenced (at Southington) 

the excavation of the New Haven and Farmington Canal, July 4, 1825. 
The portrait (by William G. Munson) on the spade is that of Hon. 
James Hillhouse, 1754-1832, the superintendent. Geo. Roivland. 

76 Way Bill of the New Haven Steamboat Co., found by the donor, about 

twenty-five years ago, in the old steamboat storehouse of the company 
on the wharf at the west end of Tomlinson Bridge. The Way Bill is 
dated October 10, 1822. Nathan F. Hedges, of Brooklyn, N. Y. 

77 A Spy Glass which was used by Capt. Benjamin Beecher on the packet 

"Huntress" between New Haven and New York, and afterwards on the 
steamboat "United States." Edward C. Beecher. 

78 A Framed Advertisement of the New York and New Haven Steamboat Line, 

dated April 6, 1826, giving hours of leaving New York and New Haven 
of the "United States," Capt. Beecher, and "Providence," Capt. San- 
ford, together with information as to departure of post coaches and 
mail stages. Edward C. Beecher. 

79 A Framed Advertisement of the New Haven and Northampton Canal Boat 

Line and Steamboat to Cheapside, dated at Northampton, April 1, 1845. 

Edward C. Beecher. 

80 Two Colored Engravings of Queen Victoria. One represents the Queen 

dressed in her coronation robes, seated in St. Edward's chair; by 
Bouvier. The other represents the Queen on the terrace, at Windsor ; by 
Cordon. Both dated 1838. Frank E. HotchMss. 

81 Rt. Eev. Samuel Seabury, D.D.; first Bishop of Connecticut and of the 

Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States; born at Groton, 
Conn., November 30, 1729, consecrated at Aberdeen, Scotland, November 
14, 1784, died at New London, February 25, 1796; engraving by W. 
Sharp from painting by Thomas S. Duche. John P. Atwater. 

82 Looking-glass ; early part of nineteenth century. 

Mrs. Worthington Hooker. 

83 Picture of Chinese Birds, painted and covered with feathers; over one 

hundred years old. Once owned by Deacon Samuel Darling, of New 
Haven. Miss Darling. 

84 Sword of Henry E. Merwin, Lieutenant-Colonel 27th C. V. Presented by 

his brother, Gen. S. E. Merwin. 



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FIRST FLOOR 

Front Room— West Side 



1 Mrs. David Kimberly, 1779-1862; of New Haven; oil portrait by her son, 

James H. Kimberly, in 1835. 

2 David Kimberly, 1778-1856; of New Haven; for some years engaged in the 

hat business on Chapel street; oil painting by his son, James H. 
Kimberly. 

3 Oil portrait of a man; not identified. 

4 Ends B. M. Hughes, 1797-1864; for many years engaged in the hardware 

business in New Haven; oil portrait. E. H. Bishop, M.D. 

5 William Henry Harrison, 1773-1841 ; ninth President of the United States, 

March, 1841. Painted from life by the donor, Gerrit S. Eice, his neigh- 
bor and friend in Indiana, in 1839. 

6 Charles Goodyear, 1800-1860; of New Haven; inventor and patentee of 

mode of making India rubber into plastic forms of shoes, clothing, etc., 
by which he rendered incalculable benefits to mankind and conveyed 
lasting honor on his native city; oil portrait. See article in the Con- 
necticut Magazine, Vol. X, No. 1, by Hon. Frederick J. Kingsbury. LL.D., 
of Waterbury, entitled : "'Struggles of Charles Goodyear, the Discoverer 
of Secrets of India Rubber." "Who died in poverty, after a career of 
hardships, but left to the world a process adapting Gutta-percha to 
commercial use, that has since made many fortunes." 

Capt. Charles H. Townshend. 

7 Nelson Goodyear, 1811-1841; inventor of the process of solidifying rubber, 

making it susceptible of polish and also of being moulded into any 
desired form, the product of which is designated as vulcanite, or hard 
rubber ; an invention no less important than that of his brother, Charles 
Goodyear; oil portrait. Mrs. Grace Lawrence. 

8 Governor Jonathan Trujmbull, senior, 1710-1785, Governor, 1769-1783; "the 

bosom friend and most trusted counsellor of Washington." The original 
"Brother Jonathan" ; oil portrait by his son. Col. John Trumbull, 1785. 
Presented by Major Hartley through Col. Philos Blake. 

9 King George III, 1738-1820 ; from an ancient house in Antigua, West Indies ; 

oil portrait. Thomas B. Trowhridge, Jr. 



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10 David Duxham. — David Dunham, a wealthy commission merchant of New 

York city, was the original promoter of the New York-New Orleans 
steamship service, making Havana, Cuba, an intermediate port. Dun- 
ham associated himself with Cadwallader Golden, the friend and biogra- 
pher of Robert Fulton, Henry Eckford, the most prominent builder of 
marine engines, and others who were interested in establishing the New 
York-New Haven service with the steamboat "Fulton." They built the 
"Robert Fulton," a vessel of 750 tons burden, "entirely of oak, locust, 
cedar and Georgia pine, copper fastened, and equipped with a 'crosshead' 
engine, two copper boilers and two funnels." The "Robert Fulton" was 
the first steam vessel in the world that was huilt for ocean service. She 
left New York on her first trip April 25, 1820, and ran for three years, 
when she was sold to the Brazilian Government for a gun-boat. As a 
steam-boat the "Robert Fulton" was a success, covering the entire 
2225 miles between New York and New Orleans in ten days, (average 
time for three years,) but as a financial venture she did not come up to 
the expectations of her promoters, although at times she carried 
upwards of one hundred and fifty passengers on a trip, and at the death 
of David Dunham passed into the hands of others. 

David Dunham's granddaughter was the famous singer Mme. Cora 
de Wilhbrst, born in New York city in October 1835, whose maiden 
name was "Withers." 

11 Mrs. Willum Hart, 1766; wife of the Rev. William Hart of New Britain, 

widow of Janna Hand, nee Joanna Meigs, sister of Return Jonathan 
Meigs of Middletown, Governor of Ohio, 1810-1814; oil portrait, painted 
in 1818. Susan Pierpont. 

12 Rev. William Hart, 1772-1836; Y. C. 1792; born at New Britain; died at 

Candor, N. Y. ; oil portrait, painted in 1818. Susan Pierpont. 

13 Fitz-Greene Halleck, 1790-1867; born and died in Guilford, Conn. The 

well-known Poet; oil portrait by L. B. Bartholomew, of New Haven. 
Presented to the Society by the Painter. 

14 Major E. Walter Osborn, 1835-1865; of New Haven; Major of the 15th 

Regiment, Conn. Volunteers, Infantry. Woimded and captured at the 
battle near Kingston, N. C, March 8, 1865. Died at Danville on his 
way home, April 6, 1865 ; engraving by A. Robin. 

Pres. Daniel C. Gilman. 

15 Sword and Sash worn by Capt. E. Walter Osborn, of the New Haven Grays, 

in the battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1865. 

Presented by his mother, Mrs. Walter Oshorn. See No. 14. 

16 Walter Osborn, 1805-1880; the father of Major Osborn; for several years 

Tax Collector and Custom House Inspector of New Haven; engraving 
by Punderson & Crisand. Mrs. Walter Oshorn. 




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17 Hon. Erastus C. Scranton, 1807-1866 ; Mayor of New Haven, 1865-1866, and 

President of the New York & New Haven Eailroad Co., May, 1865; 
photograph. 

18 Elbridge Gerry, 1744-1814; Patriot and Statesman; signer of the Declara- 

tion of Independence; envoy to Prance 1797; Governor of Massachu- 
setts 1810 and 1811 ; Vice President of the United States 1813, in which 
office he died, November 23, 1814; engraved by H. & C. Koevoets, New 
York. 

19 Mrs. Noah Webster, wife of the Lexicographer; silhouette. 

Mrs. George H. Durrie. 
See No. 40 East side of Front Room. 

20 Eneas Munson, M.D., 1734-1826; an eminent physician of New Haven, in 

practice there sixty-six years; President of the Medical Society of the 
State of Connecticut, 1794-1801; engraving by Nathaniel and S. S. 
Jocelyn from painting of Jeneys. 

21 In one frame, process copies of portraits of Rev. James Pierpont, 1659-1714 

Pastor of the FiVst Ecclesiastical Society in New Haven, 1685-1714 
Mary (Hooker) Pierpont, 1673-1740, 3d wife of Rev. James Pierpont 
Sarah (Pierpont) Edwards, 1710-1758, wife of Rev. Jonathan Edwards 
and daughter of Rev. James Pierpont; and Rev. Jonathan Edwards, 
1703-1758; settled as pastor at Northampton, Mass., for twenty-three 
years, 1727-1760, and seven years as missionary to the Indians at 
Stockbridge, Mass., 1751-1758, when he accepted an appointment of the 
presidency of Princeton College, and died March 22, 1758. For another 
picture of Jonathan Edwards see No. 25 on the opposite side of room. 

22 Noah Webster, 1758-1843; the Lexicographer. Born in West Hartford, 

Conn., and a resident of New Haven since 1798, with the exception of 
seven years passed at Amherst, Mass. ; silhouette. 

Mrs. George H. Durrie. 

23 James M. L. Scovill, 1798-1857 ; of Waterbury, Conn. ; principal founder of 

the Scovill Mfg. Co. ; engraving by Samuel Sartain. 

24 Water-color Painting of the Execution of Capt. Nathan Hale, 1755-1776, 

Hero-Martyr of the American Revolution. His last words : "I only 
regret I have bixt one life to lose for my country." From original 
painting by F. O. C. Darley. Richard M. Everit. 

25 Dark profile miniature on glass. Not identified. 

26 Commander Jainies T. Gerry, IJ. S. N., son of Elbridge Gerry, while in com- 

mand of the sloop of war ''Albany," twenty ginis. The ship and every 
soul on board were lost in a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico in 1854. 

Frank E. Hotchhiss. 



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27 Eev. Charles G. Finney, 1792-1875; born at Warren, Conn.; from 1835 
until his death connected with Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, as Presi- 
dent and Professor ; engraving by J. W. Paradise from painting by F. R. 
Spencer in 1835. Miss Harriet Hough. 

32 Colonel Frank H. Peck, 1836-1864; of the 12th Conn. Vols. Born in jSTew 

Haven September 20, 1836; Yale College 1856; admitted to the Bar 
1859. Was mortally wonnded while gallantly leading his regiment into 
action at Opequan Creek, near Winchester, Va., September 19, 1864, and 
died in the hospital next day; oil portrait. 

33 Lyman Bissell, 1813-1888, New Haven. Lieutenant in 9th Regiment U. S. A. 

in the Mexican War. Was promoted to Captain and honorably dis- 
charged. In 1861 was Captain in new 9th Regiment U. S. A. During 
the Civil War was in command of the garrison on the Island of San 
Juan, in Puget Sound, a position of importance on account of disputed 
boundary with the English Government. Presented by his son. Surgeon 
General E. L. Bissell. 

34 Lieut. Henry Eld, U. S. Navy; born at New Haven, June 2, 1814, and died 

at sea on board U. S. ship of war "Ohio," March 12, 1850, bound home 
from Rio de Janeiro from a three and a half years' cruise. Lieut. Eld 
was one of the officers of the IT. S. exploring expedition under Capt. 
Charles Wilkes in 1838 and 1842 in search of the antarctic continent, 
which Lieut. Eld first descried and called out land from the crosstree of 
the sloop "Peacock" on January 16, 1839. From this the United States 
dates the first discovery of the antarctic continent, and Capt. Wilkes 
named the highest mountain peak "Elds Peak" ; oil portrait. 
See No. 36, case 7 in Middle Room. 

35 Commander Ralph Voorhees, TJ. S. Navy; died in Smyrna, Asia Minor, July 

27, 1842, while in command of the U. S. ship "Preble," at the age of 
50. His wife was Miss Harriet Ingersoll of New Haven, daughter of 
Jonathan Ingersoll. There is, in the Grove Street cemetery, a monu- 
ment erected by the officers and crew of the United States ship "Preble" 
in testimony of their respect ; oil portrait. Presented by the 

Heirs of Gov. Charles B. Ingersoll. 
See No. 31, case 7 in Middle Room. 

36 Bradford Hubbard, 1761-1825; son of Leverett Hubbard, M.D.; born 1761 

in the old stone house built by his father at the junction of George and 
Meadow streets, New Haven ; oil portrait. Painted in Edinburgh, Scot- 
land, while in college. Miss Mary M. Ward. 

37 Capt. John E. Beecher, 1803-1878 ; son of Capt. Benjamin Beecher, who was 

the Captain of the "United States," one of the earliest steamboats that 
ran between New Haven and New York ; oil portrait. 

Edward 0. Beecher. 



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38 President Martin Van Buren, 1782-1862; eighth President of the United 

States, 1837-1841; oil portrait by Williams in 1828, when Mr. Van 
Buren was governor of New York. Presented by his kinswoman, 

Miss M. R. Hogehoom. 

39 Portrait of person in zouave jacket; not identified. Painted by V. Colyer in 

1863. 

40 Capt. Daniel Greene, 1765-1817; the most eminent of the commanders of 

New Haven's East India Fleet, and the first New Haven shipmaster that 
sailed his ship in the Pacific. In his thirtieth year he- took command 
of the ship "Neptune," sailed for China, and made the most profitable 
voyage as yet recorded in New Haven. Was lost at sea in 1817 ; oil 
portrait, painted in France in 1805. Gift of his granddaughter. 

Miss M. H. Greene. 

41 Hon. David Daggett, LL.D., 1764-1851; United States Senator, 1813-1819; 

Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the State, 1826-1832; Mayor 
of New Haven, 1828-1829; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 1832- 
1834 ; engraving. 

42 Kev. Nathaniel W. Taylor, S.T.D.; engraving. 

See description of No. 26, Front Room, East Side. 

43 Rev. Henry G. Ludlow, 1797-1867; the organizer and the first settled Pastor 

of the "Free Church" in Church street, south of Crown, afterwards 
known as the College Street Church, New Haven. Installed May, 1837, 
and dismissed 1842 ; engraving by J. Sartain. Miss Harriet Hough. 

44 Mrs. Eliza A. Seton, nee Bayley, 1774-1821; foundress and first superior of 

the Sisters of Charity in the United States. Order founded at Emmits- 
burg, Md., in 1809; engraving. 

Rev. Edward J. O'Brien, of St. Mary's Church. 

45 Roger B. Taney, LL.D., 1777-1864; Secretary of the Treasury and Chief 

Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1836-1864. Author of 
"Dred Scott Decision" ; mezzotint portrait. 

Rev. Edward J. O'Brien. 

46 Philip Marett, 1792-1869 ; whose early years were spent in Boston, his native 

city, where he was extensively engaged in European commerce, in which 
he accumulated a handsome fortune. Settled in New Haven in 1852. 
His memory is held in gratefiil remembrance for his munificent bequests 
to the public and charitable objects of his adopted city ; heliotype repro- 
duction of a photograph. 
See case No. 2, 78, 79, 80 and 83. 

47 Rt. Rev. George Berkeley, D.D., 1685-1753 ; Bishop of Cloyne, Ireland, and 

one of the earliest benefactors of Yale University ; photograph of Smy- 
bert's portrait. J- K. Bundy. 



16 - Neiv Haven Colony 

48 "Marruge of Washington/' photograph. John W. Grant. 

49 Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790; Statesman and Philosopher; engraved from 

the original painting in the possession of the Historical Society of Penn- 
sylvania. Albert Rosenthal, engraver. 

50 Oliaer Wolcott, junior, 1760-1833; Y. C. 1778; son of Governor Oliver 

Wolcott, senior, and the first governor of Connecticut under the present 
constitution; Secretary of the United States Treasury, 1795-1800, and 
Governor of Connecticut, 1817-1827; engraving by A. B. Durand, New 
York, from an original picture painted by Sully. 

51 The Same; engraving by J. Andrews and W. H. Tappan from a painting by 

Trumbull. See No. 50 Front Room, West Side. 

52 Nathaniel R. Darrell ; resided on Broadway ; vestryman of Trinity Church, 

New Haven ; a native of West Indies ; photograph. 

53 James Brewster, 1788-1866; for many years engaged in the carriage manu- 

facturing business in New Haven, in which he acquired a handsome 
competency; a leader in building the New Haven and Hartford Rail- 
road; photograph. M. Moulthrop. 

54 John A. Totten, M.D., of New Haven; first si;rgeon of Panama R. R. ; son 

of Capt. Gilbert Totten and brother of Col. G. M. Totten, the chief 
engineer and builder of the Panama R. R. ; oil portrait. 

Gilbert Totten McMasters. 

55 Plaster relief representing the Rev. Dr. Nathaniel W. Taylor. See No. 26, 

Front Room, East Side. 

56 Sketch of James Hamilton, M.D., Rev. John Wesley, M.A., and Rev. Joseph 

Cole, as they were seen walking in the street at Edinburgh, Scotland, in 
the year 1790. "Eighty-seven years have I sojourned on this earth 
endeavoring to do good, John Wesley," — is the motto at the head of tlie 
picture ; engraving. Presented by Mr. George Gardner in 1876. 

57 An original copy of the Boston Gazette, March 12, 1770; framed. 

58 Autograph letter of Rev. Samuel Peters, D.D., author of "A History of 

Connecticut," to Elias Shipman, Esq., dated New York, October 11, 
1819; framed. 

59 Letter (original) from Horace Greeley to D. C. McCoUum, dated February 

14, 1858, — in relation to selling two shares of New York Tribune stock; 
framed. 

60 Bronze model of statue, with pedestal, to the Pilgrim Fathers, erected at 

Plymouth, Mass. 

61 Rear- Admiral Andrew Hull Foote, IJ. S. N., 1806-1863; born in New Haven 

September 12, 1806; died in New York City Jime 26, 1863; son of 
Samuel A. Foote, Governor of Connecticut, 1834-1835, and U. S. Senator, 
1827-1833 ; photograph from an engraving. Prof. James M. Hoppin. 



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Exhibit of Volunteer Fire Department. 
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62 Autograph Letter from Prof. Samuel F. B. ]\lorse to Hon. Wm. W. Board- 

man, of New Haven, Congressman from Connecticut, dated March 7, 
1842, in relation to aid from the government in bringing before the 
world his invention of tlie telegraph; framed. 

Mrs. ^Ym. W. Boardman. 

63 An autograph Letter from the "Great Schoolmaster," Ezekiel Cheever. 

1614-1708, to the Eev. Peter Prudden, Pastor of the church at Milford, 
dated May 16, 1651. The letter relates to Cheever's controversy with 
the church in New Haven, where a short time before he had resided and 
taught from 1639 to 1650; framed. Miss Lillian E. Prudden. 

64 Old fashioned Banjo Clock ; presented by executors of Mrs. Ellen M. Gifford, 

the daughter of Philip Marett. 

65 Eev. E. Cornelius, 1794-1832; Yale 1813; for some years agent of the 

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and Secretary 
of the American Education Society, 1826-1832 ; engraving by J. B. 
Longacre from painting by Metcalf. Miss Harriet Hough. 

66 Eev. B. B. Wisner, D.D., 1794-1835 ; Pastor of the Old South Church, Boston, 

from 1821 to 1832 ; engraving by J. Cheney from a painting by E. 
Alexander. Miss Harriet Hough. 

67 Jeremiah Evarts, 1781-1831; Yale 1802; was admitted to the bar in New 

Haven in 1806, where he remained until 1810, when he removed to 
Charlestown, Mass. Ten years editor "Panoplist," ten years Treasurer 
and ten years Corresponding Secretary of the American Board of 
Commissioners for Foreign Missions; engraving by J. B. Longacre 
from an original painting by S. B. F. Morse, in 1817. 

Miss Harriet Hough. 

68 Eev. Noah Porter, D.D., LL.D., 1811-1892; son of Eev. Dr. Noah Porter, 

for almost sixty years Pastor of the village church in Farmington, 
Conn. ; Pastor of the Congregational Church in New Milford, Conn., 
1836-1842; Pastor of the (South) Congregational Church in Springfield, 
Mass., 1843-1847; Professor of Moral Philosophy and Metaphysics at 
Yale, 1847-1886, and President of Yale 1871-1886 ; crayon portrait. 

69 A Front View of Yale College and the College Chapel, with "a compendious 

history of Yale College and a general account of the course of studies 
pursued by the students," dated January 26, 1786. A print on paper 
pasted on wood, in oak frame. 

70 A FRAisiED, colored lithograph (apparently made in Japan) representing Eussia 

as an octopus seizing eight of the countries of Asia and Europe. 

Hon. Simeon E. Baldwin. 
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71 Representatives Hall; a sign wliicli formerly stood over the entrance to the 

Hall of Representatives in the old State House on the green when New 
Haven was one of the Capitals of the State; until 1875. The State 
House was removed in 18S9. 

72 Benedict Arnold's Sign, which hung over his store on George street, New 

Haven, hefore the Revolution. 






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Arnold's Sign and Medicine Chest. 

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FIRST FLOOR 
Front Room— Case No. i 

The Gregory Collection of Ixdian Relics. 

Collected by John Shaw Gregory, son of Rear-Admiral Francis H. Gregory, 
of New Haven, and grandson of Commodore John Shaw, U. S. N. 

Miss Mary E. Gregory. 



Front Room — Case No. 2 



1 Medal commemorating the first Centennial of the City of Middletown, Conn., 

July 13, 1884. On one side, medallion head of Jabez Hamlin, first 
Mayor, and on the reverse side, the seal of the City of Middletown. 

Rev. E. E. Beardsley, D.D. 

2 Pair of silver shoe buckles. Rev. Dr. Beardsley. 

3 Medal of massacre in Fort Griswold, Groton, Conn., September 6, 1781; 

silver. Thomas R. Troiuhridge. Jr. 

4 A SjS'UFF-box with the motto on cover, — "A friend is welcome." 

5 A BOX that formerly belonged to Doctor Samuel Darling, 1751-1842, of New 

Haven; thought to have been a pill-box and is more than one hundred 
years old. Presented by General C. W. Darling, of Utica, N. Y. 

6 Medal; "Philadelphia Museum — Incorporated 1821"; engraved "To S. E. 

Burrows 1833" — on reverse side, "Charles Willson Peale, founder 1784." 

7 A SMALL leather-covered Ink stand. 

8 Medal: Memorial of Dedication of Monument to New Haven Soldiers and 

Sailors at East Eock Park, June 17, 1887. 

9 Medal commemorative of the opening of the first East River Bridge, May 24, 

1883, connecting New York and Brooklyn. 

10 Erie Canal Medal, presented by the City of New York, struck in honor of its 
completion, 1826; begun in 1817, inscribed "Union of Erie with the 
Atlantic." Neptime and car, and on the reverse side New York harbor, 
city, and coat of arms. Presented in a neat box made from a piece 
of wood brought from Erie in the first canal boat, "The Seneca Chief." 



20 , New Haven Colony 

11 Medal commemorative of the United States Patent Office Centennial, April 

10, 1891. 

12 Medal commemorating the dedication of Bartholdi Statue, New York Harbor, 

July 4, 1884. Hon. Simeon E. Baldwin. 

13 Medal commemorative of Newburgh, N. Y., Centennial, 1883. Vignette on 

one side Washington's headquarters at the time of peace and disband- 
ment of the army. On the other side Washington's coat of arms, from 
which the American flag was designed. Motto, "He was most nobly 
crowned by refusing to be crowned." With silver hook and eagle 
attached, holding a piece of red, white and blue ribbon ; silver. 

14 Medal commemorative of Abraham Lincoln ; dated 1865. 

15 A large copper coin of the date 1772; history unknown. 

16 Impressed metal plate "Christiansted Burgher Company" with crown and 

figures "1765." 

17 Wax impression of Seal engraved: "Thomas & John Penn, Proprietors & Gov- 

ern'rs of Pennsylvania." No date. 

18 Seal of the City of New Haven (1784). 

19 Wax impression of the Seal of the City of New Haven (1784). 

20 Door Knob of Benedict Arnold's House on Water street, New Haven. 

21 Quill Pen with which the Hon. James E. English signed his first message as 

Governor of Connecticut. Presented by the family. (See No. 38 on 
East side of room.) 

22 Four impressions in wax of the same seal; suggestive of, but dilferent from, 

the coat of arms on the Dixwell snulf-box. 

23 Medallion, head of General Washington, inscribed to his memory by D. 

Eccleston, Lancaster, MDCCCV. ; on reverse side inscribed "He laid 
the foundation of American Liberty in the XVIII. Century. Innumer- 
able millions yet unborn will venerate the memory of the man who 
obtained their Country's freedom." In the center is a full length small 
medallion of a native Indian, inscribed, "This Land was Ours." The 
round case has a metal plate in it, engraved as follows: "Mrs. Wash- 
ington presents to Silas E. Burrows, this medal of General Washington, 
as an expression of gratitude and respect from herself and children, 
Mount Vernon, May 9, 1833." Hon. Silas E. Burrows. 

24 A PAIR OF "Perkins's metallic tractors" for the cure of sickness. 

25 New Haven Lottery ticket for building a bridge over East River, New 

Haven, 1780. Hon. Simeon E. Baldwin. 

26 A PAIR OF PASTE BucKLES. Hon. Simeon E. Baldwin. 

27 A PAIR OF BRASS ScALES AND WEIGHTS in a Small leather case. Once the 

property of President Naphtali Daggett, 1727-1780, of Yale College. 



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28 Kepresextation of President Garfield in metal. 

29 Fragment of the pavement of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, taken up in 

the progress of repairs in 1896. Hon. Simeon E. Baldwin. 

30 A METAL Door Plate, lettered "J. W. Barber" ; formerly on the door of John 

W. Barber (engraver, designer and historian), in his dwelling in George 
street. New Haven, about 1840. 

31 A METAL Door Plate, lettered "W. Booth"; formerly on the front door of 

Wilson Booth's dwelling in Crown street. Similar door plates to this 
and that of J. W. Barber's, No. 30, were common in New Haven in 
1840. First New Haven directory was printed in 1840. 

32 Alexander Hamilton's Decanter Stands. Presented by Miss Harriet E. 

North, of Stratford, Conn. 

33 Dressing Case of Adjutant Campbell, who was killed at Allingtown. July 5, 

17T9, when the British army entered New Haven ; bought by John Town- 
send, grandfather of Capt. John Townsend and of the donor, from 
Campbell's servant, who remained in town to bury his master after 
the British had left. Lucius B. Townsend. 

34 Ancient Ebony Cross, with image of Christ crucified, skull and bones, and 

motto : belonged to Bt. Rev. William Tyler, first Roman Catholic Bishop 
of Hartford, Conn., and used by him in his last illness in 1849. Pre- 
sented by Father O'Brien, of St. Mary's Church, New Haven. 

35 A shallow box containing six medals of pressed wood commemorative of the 

Centennial of 1876, at Philadelphia. Mrs. Worthington Hooker. 

36 Silver Spoon and Fork, once the proi3erty of Commodore Isaac Hull, of the 

U. S. Frigate "The Constitution." Presented by his niece, Mrs. Galpin, 
widow of Hon. Philip S. Galpin. 

37 A sword qane of light colored wood with curved handle. 

38 Cane formerly used by Capt. John C. Hayden. Chief of Police, New Haven, 

1855-1857. Presented by his -son,- Henry I. Hayden. 

39 A THICK CANE with peculiar black bark; handle shaved smooth. 

40 Gold-headed cane made from wood of Confederate Ram "Merrimac" ; gift to 

Governor James E. English by General Alfred H. Terry. 

Henry F. English. 

41 Cane of Mount Vernon and Charter Oak woods; gift to Governor James E. 

English by Mrs. Major Goodwin, May, 1867. Henry F. English. 

42 Hickory wood Cane with gold head; presented by President Jackson to Silas 

E. Burrows, June 12, 1832. Silas E. Burrows, Jr. 



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43 A Silver-headed Caxe supposed to have belonged to Eev. Peter Prudden, 
the first pastor of the church at Milford, Conn., who came with the 
New Haven company of settlers in 1638. This cane has descended in 
the line of ministers in the Prudden family and is now loaned by 
the Rev. Theodore P. Prudden of West Newton, Mass. 

52 Button with head of the Marquis de Lafayette. Alphonso Thill. 

53 Medal commemorative of the Centennial Exliibition, 1876. 

54 A SMALL BRASS WASHINGTON ToKEN ; on the front, head of George Washington 

and "George Washington," and on the reverse side the sun, and its rays 
reaching a circlet of stars, bordered with "Success to the United States"; 
edges milled. Alphonso Thill. 

55 Two DUPLICATE CoppER Medals commemorativc of the two hundredth anni- 

versary of the settlement of New Haven. Vignette, John Davenport 
preaching under oak tree, Quinnipiac, 1638, "the desert shall rejoice." 
On reverse side, representation of New Haven, 1838, "and blossom as 
the rose." Designed by Hezekiah Augur, 1791-1858, sculptor of New 
Haven — struck by the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. 

Frank E. Hotclikiss. 

56 Medal : "In commemoration of the battle and massacre of Wyoming, July 3, 

1778"; white metal. Presented by the Wyoming Historical and Geo- 
logical Society. 

57 Bronze Medal; copy of the gold medal conferred by United States Congress 

on Commodore Isaac Hull for his victory over the British frigate 
"Guerriere," Capt. Dacres, August 19, 1812. Mrs. Philip S. Galpin. 
See No. 18, Middle Room. 

58 Seal: "Farmington Canal Company, Incorporated 1822." 

59 Medal, in commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of American Inde- 

pendence, struck by authority of the Congress of the United States; on 
reverse side, "These United Colonies are and ought to be free and 
independent." 

60 Medal; Memorial of Stonewall Jackson, 1821-1863; white metal. 

Dwight E. Boivers. 

61 Bronze copy of the Woolsey Medal. Hon. Simeon E. Baldwin. 

62 United States Medal commemorative of the One Hundredth Anniversary of 

the Independence of the United States. 

63 Metal badge; "American Association for the Advancement of Science." 53d 

annual meeting, St. Louis, 1903-1904. Hon. Simeon E. Baldwin. 

64 Lady's Shell Comb, in use before the Revolution, marked "Aunt Clara." 

65 Lady's Shell Comb, in use before the Revolution, marked "Aunt Susan." 



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06 Medal; Commemorative of "Abraham Lincoln, President of the United 
States, 1862"; bronze. 

67 Gold Medal, heart-shaped, ornamented edges; on one side a regal crown, 

surmounted with the Cross of St. George, encircled with eleven triangle 
stars, and enclosed with them the word "Regina." On the reverse side 
a circle enclosing the motto, "Decus merendi, optima omnium," and in 
the center a three-triangled or five-pointed star. A gold loop at the top. 
Prize worn by the best scholar in Rev. John M. Garfield's school. New 
Haven. Rev. John M. Garfield. 

68 Franklin Medal; given by the School Committee of Boston as a reward of 

merit to Philip Marett, 1804; silver. Hon. Simeon K Baldwin. 

69 Iron Tobacco Box ; "William Nicoll, 1754," engraved on cover. 

Charles Nicoll. 

70 Two DUPLICATE i^JETAL BADGES; "Yale University Bi-Centennial, 1701-1901." 

Hon. S. E. Baldwin. 

71 Badges for Delegates to the "Universal Exposition" at St. Louis, 1904, 

commemorating the Louisiana Purchase, 1803. 

Hon. Simeon E. Baldwin. 

72 The first "Jury Box" (box from which a juiy was drawn) used in Wood- 

bury, Conn. Presented by Mr. M. L. Beardsley, Roxbury, Conn. 

73 Old Snuff Box with clasped hands painted on it, and motto : "May England 

& America shake hands and be in Friendship for ever," probably 
between 1770-1790. Presented by executors of Mrs. Ellen M. Gifford. 

74 Pair of ancient Spectacles with jointed steel bows. 

75 Silver-mounted Knife and Fork taken fi-om the tent of Lord Cornwallis, at 

Yorktown. Mrs. Street. 

76 Relics from Battle-field of Gettysburg — Base, oak wood from rifle pits on 

Gulp's Hill ; on right, piece of bomb shell ; on left, grape shot, marble 
tablet, piece of granite from Round Top; bidlets from Gulp's Hill and 
other points. Signed, E. Woodward. 

77 Two Pairs of Earrings or Pendants,- — one pair jet, the long ones carnelian. 

Mrs. John Bradley. 

78 Philip Marett ; engraving by A. H. Ritchie. See No. 46, Front Room, West 

Side. 

79 The Same ; at the age of nineteen ; miniature by Tisdale. Presented by the 

executors of Mrs. Ellen M. Gifford. See No. 46, Front Room, West Side. 

80 Cameo Pin with head of Philip Marett. Presented by the executors of Mrs. 

Ellen M. Gifford. See No. 46, Front Room, West Side. 

81 Facsimile of The Boston News-Letter, April 24, 1704. 

Miss Sarah E. Austin. 



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82 Original copy of Ulster County (N. Y.) Gazette, of date of January 4, 1800, 

announcing death of Gen. Washington. Robert B. Russell. 

83 Philip Marett; a colored photograph of, in a square morocco case; also a 

medal in same case given to Miss E. M. Marett (daughter of Mr. Marett) 
by the Misses Clark, at their school in Boston. 

Hon. Simeon E. Baldwin. 

84 An old-fashioned russet leather Handbag that formerly belonged to Mrs. 

Philip S. Galpin. Mrs. Galpin. 

85 Two small gilded Trunks that belonged to Gen. David Wooster, 1711-1777, 

one of which bears his autograph on the bottom. 

Mrs. Philip S. Galpin. 

86 A CURB bridle bit used by Gen. David Wooster at the battle of Ridgefield, 

Conn., in the war of the Revolution, at which battle he was mortally 
wounded. Presented by Wm. S. Wadsworth, Milton, Conn. 

87 A wooden Pitchpipe, — adjustable, with scale. An instrument used in former 

years by choristers in regulating the pitch of a tune. 

88 Cane of Eev. Dr. Harry Croswell, 1778-1858, for more than forty-three years 

Rector of Trinity Church, New Haven. Cane presented to him by "Ed 
Lewis," Janmiry 1, 1817. See portrait, Lecture Hall. 

Edward C. Beecher. 

89 Cane presented by Commander Jas. E. Jouett, U. S. N., to Hon. James G. 

Blaine, the American statesman. The cane is made from a piece of 
the "Merrimac," and the head from metal of the frigates '^Cumber- 
land" and "Congress," destroyed off Newport News by the "Merrimac," 
March 8, 1862. James G. Blaine,, Jr. 

90 A stick bound with four narrow iron bands; many inscriptions of sentiment 

on it; also F. Atwater, Episcopal Academy, Cheshire, Conn., May, 1812. 

100 Chinese Reference Book. Presented by F. and J. Parker, July 28, 1865. 

101 Siamese Sacred Book, written in Sanscrit and Siamese, on Ola, a species 

of palm leaf; presented to Mrs. Woodward when at Bangkok, Siam, 
1864, by Dr. Bradley, the American missionary. John W. Barber. 

102 Original Dispatch and envelope from Ching, Prefect of Kiang, Corea, to 

Hon. F. F. Low, U. S. Envoy to Corea, June 26, 1871. 

Prof. S. Wells Williams. 

103 Chop sticks in case; such as were in general use in China, and are now 

used in conveying food to the mouth. 

104 Examples of Confederate Paper Money obtained from various sources. 

105 Facsimile of the original Declaration of Independence in handwriting of 

Thomas Jefferson. 

106 Autograph Letter from George Washington to Governor Jonathan Trum- 

bull. Mrs. James D. Dana. 



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107 Papers connected with the last Sale of Slaves in Connecticut at Public 

auction on New Haven Green, March 28, 1825. Donated by Hon. Charles 
E. Ingersoll, January 24, 1901. 

108 Leyden Jar from a battery used by Benjamin Franklin in his electrical 

experiments. Presented to Dr. E. H. Leffingwell by Hon. Jos. M. 
Wightman, of Boston, and by Dr. LeiRngwell to the Society. 

109 Commodore Isaac Hull, 1773-1843; photograph from wood engraving after 

the original painting by Gilbert Stuart. See No. 18, Middle Room, 
West Side. 

110 Photograph of head-stone at the grave of Gov. William Leete, 1612-1683. 

in Hartford's ancient cemetery. Governor of New Haven Colony, 1661 
until union with Connecticut Colony in 1664; Governor of Connecticut 
Colony, 1676-1683. 

111 Portfolio of Bernard Edward Schweizer, Captain Company K, 27th Regi- 

ment, Conn. Volunteers, who was killed in battle at Fredericksburg, Va., 
December 13, 1862. Presented by Mrs. A. M. Upton, Salem, Mass. 

112 Benedict Arnold's "Waste Book"; used in his Drug and Book shop on 

George street. First entry, April 26, 1773. Last entry, March 8, 1780. 

Mrs. Worthing ton Hooker. 

113 Deed by Eli Whitney, dated December 15, 1815, granting to Philos Blake, 

Pew Thirty-one in the new brick Meeting House of the United Society 
in New Haven, for $230, received by the said Eli Whitney, from the 
said Philos Blake. 

114 A large cluster of quartz crystals. 




John Dixwell's Silver Snuff Box. 

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FIRST FLOOR 

Front Room — Case No. 3 



1 PiAXO made in London, 17SG; brought to New Haven by Benjamin Bakewell, 

used by Miss Mary and Miss Betsy Bakewell, who taught schools in Fair 
street. Clark M. Loomis. 

2 Quadrant; imported by Clark Greenwood (1801), and used by Capt. Peter 

Storer, a noted sea captain. 

3 Ax IMPERFECT QuADRANT, mostly wood, similar in general construction t-o 

Hadley's quadrant. 

4 An ANCIENT Quadrant, which belonged to Commander Lee of the JJ. S. 

Navy. Engraved on a piece of ivory set in the woodwork : "Pamell 
maker, London, 1795, — Frederick Lee." James G. Beecher. 

5 Quadrant that belonged to Capt. Samuel Ward; with the quadrant is a 

pamphlet of "Instructions at large for the use of Hadley's quadrant"; 
the pamphlet is dated 1786, the quadrant is dated 1789; on both is 
Capt. Ward's name. Presented by Mrs. Lucinda Ward and Mr. Edward 
Trumbull Ward. 

6 A Backstaff, an instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the 

heavenly bodies, but now superseded by the quadrant and sextant; 
so called because the observer turned his back to the body observed. 

7 Scroll-book in Miniature. The Five Books of Moses. 




Ancient Spinning Wheel. 
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FIRST FLOOR 

Front Room — Case No. 4 



1 A COLLECTION OF IxDL\N ARROWHEADS from East Haven. 

2 Watch chain made by Laura Bridgman, who was deaf, dumb and blind, 

April, 1849. 

3 Toilet pins; used at time of American Revolution — probably made in 

England and imported to the American Colonies between 1770 and 1780. 
Presented by Mr. George Washington Egleston, Herefordshire, England. 

4 Spirit-proof glass. This was used by Benjamin Bakewell about ninety years 

ago,— said to be the first used in New Haven. Mr. Bakewell was 
formerly proprietor of a brewery on Brewery Street, from which fact 
the street derives its name. Edward Buddingion. 

5 Ancient (red cloth) tea cosy. 

6 Portable brass Ink Stand and quill holder. Presented by Mr. Whiting 

Sanford, September 23, 1885. 

7 Small wooden Urn made from timber of ship "Alliance," said to be the 

vessel which first bore the American flag across the Atlantic. 

David 0. Twitchell. 

8 Band of gold lace worn on the hat of Capt. John Gilbert, of New Haven, 

who was killed by British soldiers when New Haven was invaded in 
1779. Mrs. Philos Blahe. 

9 Indian stone Hatchet found in Wallingford. William B. Baldwin. 

10 A piece of Andersonville Prison Stockade gate post. Presented by Mr. A. B. 

Lawrence, Warsaw, N. Y. 

11 A British Flint Lock; engraved, "Dublin Castle. 1706"; found after the 

battle of Trenton in a house occupied by the British. 

Alphonso Thill. 

12 Large steel Key for lock with many wards. 

13 Large brass Key stamped "O. Page, Maker, New Haven, Conn." — "1879." 

14 Brass key stamped "Center Church, No. 2." 

15 Brass key with plates for changeable wards. 

16 Ancient Shears — made by hand with hammer. Supposed to be 150 years 

old or more. 

17 Indian chisel from Barbadoes. 

18 Indian chisel from Barbadoes. 



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19 Two PATENT WHEEL TiXDER BOXES — "Ives's patent, Bristol," Conn. 

W. A. Leffingivell. 

20 Sjiall block of wood (varnislied) made from the Old Sontli Bridge, which 

was guarded by" the British, 19th of April, 1775, at Concord, Mass. 
Gift of Mr. Oscar E. Doolittle, Boston, Mass. 

21 Pair of Japanese sandals. 

22 Pair of African sandals. 

23 Skull of an American soldier; one of the forty-two who died, of the two 

hvmdred soldiers, in a destitute, sickly and dying condition that were 
brought from a British Prison ship, lying near New York, and suddenly 
cast upon the shore of the town of Milford from a British cartel ship, 
on the 1st of January, 1777. See Barber's Conn. Hist. Collections, 
page 582. Dr. H. A. Street. 

24 Red Card, having on it Human Bones, two Grape Shot, dug up July 21, 1840, 

on Stillwater battle ground, Saratoga, N. Y., 1777, and Piece of Bark 
of the Miss McCree Tree, Fort Edward, N. Y. Presented by John W. 
Barber, New Haven, Conn., July, 1869. 

25 Pottery Statuette, representing a woman. 

26 Tear Vase from pyramid, Egypt, brought by Mrs. Helen A. Street to this 

country in 1858. Henry A. Street. 

27 Two Slave Whips brought from St. Martins, West Indies, in the brig 

"Nancy," in 1816. G. W. Carrington. 

28 SpEcnJEX of native copper ore from the Calumet and Hecla Mine. 

Alphonso Til ill. 

29 Two BONES with teeth attached like saw teeth. 

30 Ancient bead Necklace with metal and stone ornam.ents from the mummy 

pits at Thebes, Egypt. Wm. B. II. Trowhridge. 

31 Iron Clasp and Fetter for holding feet of criminals at whipping-post ; taken 

April 8, 1865, from Petersbvirg, Va., day before Lee's surrender. 

Rev. Edward Haiues, D.D. 

32 A Brank; defined by Webster as follows: "A scolding bridle; an instrument 

used in some parts of England and Scotland for correcting scolding 
women." It consists of a head-piece which encloses the head of the 
offender, and of a sharp iron which enters the mouth and restrains the 
tongue. H. L. Hofchkiss. 

33 An iron angle (one of two) used for confining the feet; was found at the 

foot of a whipping-post in the city jail in Petersburg, Va., in 1865. 

Eev. Edward Hawes, D.D. 

34 Tinder-Box, Steel and Flint, used previous to invention of friction matches. 

Joseph Trowhridge. 



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35 Piece of the brick flooring from the old church at Hampton, Va., built in 

1638, the second oldest Protestant church in the United States. 

Rev. Edwin Harwood, D.D. 

36 Photograph of the residence and factory of Thomas Sanford, in Beacon Falls, 

the inventor and manufacturer of the sulphur match. 

37 Samples of the first friction matches made in this comitry. They were first 

made by Thomas Sanford in that part of the town of Bethany now 
called Beacon Falls (Conn.). Soon after, Mr. Sanford moved to Wood- 
bridge, where he manufactured them until 1860, the time of his decease. 
After manufacturing them for several years a Boston firm attempted to 
procure a patent on them, and served an injunction preventing him 
from making them; he and his brother (who assisted him in their 
production) were summoned to New York at the hearing; it was proved 
that Thomas Sanford made the first friction match, but neglecting to 
obtain a patent, he and others were debarred from procuring one under 
the statute of limitation. Presented by Mrs. Laura A. (Sanford) 
Smith, daughter of Thomas Sanford. 

38 Old-fashioned Tinder-box. Presented by Mr. W. S. Sanford, September 

12, 1882. 

39 Withered flowers and evergreen tied to a printed card explaining that they 

are a souvenir from the caisson on which the remains of Jefferson Davis 
were transferred from the train to the capitol at Richmond. 

40 Mass of melted Nails from the burning of Richmond, Va., when evacuated 

in 1865. Gift by R. Crane, M.D., in 1883. 

42 Two an'CIENT Cartridge Boxes, one with priming wire and brush. 

R. F. Lyon. 

43 Pair of ladies' high-heeled Satin Slippers, — formerly belonged to mother of 

Mr. E. H. Leftingwell. C. C. Benham. 

44 Chinese Shoe, 4^ in. long, IJ in. at heel, running to a point at toe. 

45 Pair of ladies' high-heeled Satin Slippers, — formerly belonged to Martha 

Southmayd, 1750. C. C. Benham. 

46 Wood pointed Shoe-last, used in 1710. 

47 Old brass bullet Mold, used in the Revolutionary war, casting six bullets 

at once. 

48 Pair of old iron Sugar Cutters (for loaf sugar). 

49 Bronze Spurs; Revolutionary period. Alphonso Thill. 

50 Specimen of the first coal brought to New Haven before the day of railroads. 

51 Small block of wood from the old North Bridge, Concord, Mass. 

Oscar E. Dooliitle. 

52 Fragisient from a timber of British frigate ''Hussar,'' wrecked at Hell Gate 

during war of the Revolution. 



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53 Sectiox of branch of "Great Elm" on Boston Common, destroyed by the 

gale of February 15, 18TG. 

54 Specoiex of worried wood from the bottom of a West Indian ship. 

55 Piece of timber from framing in house in Quebec in which General Mont- 

gomery lay dead. Gift of Mr. S. M. Ryder (Consul at Quebec). 

56 Piece of avood from ship of war sunk at Gloucester Point during the Revo- 

lutionary war. E. 0. Dunning. 

57 Fragment of H. M. S. "Royal George," of 105 guns, sunk at Spithead, 

August 29, 1TS2. 

58 Section' of branch of the Charter Oak in which Connecticut's Charter was 

hidden by Wadsworth, October 31. 1687. The tree fell, August 21, 1856. 

James M. Woodward. 

59 Skate of 1770. Presented by Charles G. James, August 10, 1883. 

60 Original model of the double reflecting circle — a nautical instrument patented 

January 31, 1888. Presented by the inventor, Capt. Charles II. 
Townshend. 

61 Wooden Shoe worn by natives of the Island of St. Croix, W. I. Presented 

by Mrs. George T. Nettleton, Morris Cove. 

62 Piece of granite from the cellar wall of Governor Leete's store in Guilford, 

where the Regicides, GofFe and Whalley, were hidden for three days. 

.1. C. Raymond. 

63 Bridle guard of forged iron, engraved and inlaid with brass, found on the 

battle field of Trenton, X. J., Revolutionary war. Alphonso Thill. 

64 Chinese Goddess — Goddess of Mercy. 

65 Ancient iron skillet, used in New Haven before 1800. 

66 Pair of wooden shoes, 1750. 

67 Ancient head-rest. 

68 Tile, from house next to Pieter's Church, Leyden, Holland, opposite John 

Robinson's front door. Presented by Prof. George E. Day, September, 

18G5. 

69 Pocket book belonging to John Heaton, Jr., — born 13th September, 1755; 

died 26th November, 1826. John Edward Ileafon. 

70 Bead-embroidered hand-bag for carrying handkerchief or lady's work. 

Present-ed by Mrs. Nettie Colburn Maynard, of White Plains, N. Y.. to 
whose mother, Mrs. Charlotte Sturdevant Colburn, it belonged, and was 
in her possession for more than fifty years. [Died 1888.] 

71 Lignum-Vitae sand box, for writing desk; said to have been used by the 

Iron Duke of Wellington, England. 



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72 Wood carved hujian face from an ancient coffin at Thebes, Egypt, 1863. 

Wm. R. U. Trowhridge. 

73 and 74 Mummy cloths from Thebes, Egypt. Wm. R. H. Trowbridge. 

75 Anciext wooden Trencher found in the old house on the corner of Ehn 

and College streets, known as Cooke's tavern, between the ceiling and 
floor — supposed to be nearly 200 years old. Horace Day. 

76 ''Cha no yu" cnp from Japan; over 100 years old; the old style pottery. 

Gift of Miss Church, Hiuieji, Japan. 

77 A pewter spoon Mould, known to have been in use in Southold, L. I., previous 

to 1776, and supposed to have been brought from England by one of the 
first settlers, in 1640. Rev. Epher WhitaJcer. 

78 Two SPIKES from the gate of Old Newgate, Simsbury, Conn., 1873. 

R. Crane, M.D. 

79 Hilt and broken blade of sword which belonged to Samuel Hicks of New 

Haven, who broke it in a hand-to-hand fight with a Hessian soldier at 
the battle of Trenton in the war of the Revolution. 

George W. Hicks. 

80 Two SQUARE hard Biscuits, from Union soldiers' haversacks, one from 15th 

C. v., July 4, 1865, the other from 27th Regt. C. V., 1863. 

David 0. Twitchell. 

81 Piece of Rebel Ram "Merrimac" — live oak — wormed and barnacled, sunk 

in Hampton Roads, Va. Lieut. W. T. Keeler. 

82 Pewter Mug used by one of the first settlers of New Haven. 

83 Standard Wine quart measure [wooden] of New Haven. 

Cyprian Willcox. 

84 Section of truck from the liberty pole on New Haven green, blown off in the 

gale of November 23, 1884. E. Hayes Troiuhridge, Jr. 

85 Piece of wood of H. M. S. Frigate. "Charon," 44 guns, built 1772, sunk by 

the American batteries, York River, October 9, 1781. 

Benjamin C. Lum. 

86 Cribbage board made from wood of an old Spanish treasury chest (by Lieut. 

Wm. T. Seward of the 7th Conn. Regt.). and which was brought to 
this country by the Spaniards in the year 1564, and deposited in the 
vault of Fort Marion, at St. Augustine, Florida. Presented by Mr. Wm. 
T. Seward, in 1863. 

87 Section of baluster, from "Tabard Inn." London, 1550, the inn where 

Chaucer and the pilgrims lodged in 1383 ; brought here by E. Champion 
Bacon, 1845. Thomas R. Trowhridge, Jr. 

88 Box made from wood from ruins of the "British House of Lords" destroyed 

by fire in 1834. Presented by Mr. William Goodwin, November 30, 1863. 



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89 Leading block from the Frigate '"Congress," sunk by the rebel Ram "Merri- 

mack," in 1862. Henry C. Baldwin. 

90 Long strings of sacred beads, round and oval shaped, made of olive wood 

from Mt. Olivet in the Holy Land. Brought here by the donor, Mr. 
Wm. E. H. Trowbridge. 

91 Pair of French Sabots, brought from Paris in 1840. 

Thomas R. Trowhridge, Jr. 

92 Petrified wood — section of tree. 

93 Specimen of fossil teeth. Presented by Mr. Ruel P. Cowles, March, 188G. 

94 Specimen of Salisbury Iron Ore removed from its bed more than fifty years 

ago. 

95 Shell of an Ostrich's Egg. Miss Clara Leete. 

96 British cartridges (69 calibre) picked up at Gettysburg, Pa.; lost by the 

rebels. 

97 and 98 Pair of Horseman's pistols carried by Major William A. Babcock 

when in command of the 2d Company of Horse Guards, in 1813 and 
1814. Presented by Mr. Nathaniel A. Bacon, February 8, 1865. 

99 Old Navy pistol, taken from the wreck of a Spanish vessel in 1830. 

100 Powder horn from western coast of Africa. Wm. A. Leffingwell. 

101 Marlinspike used by the donor on board the IT. S. Frigate '"Congress" 

when sunk by the rebel iron-clad Ram "Merrimac," at Hampton Roads, 
Va., March 27, 1862. Presented by A. Rene Tarabo (a Portuguese 
sailor). 




Pair of Horseman's Pistols. 

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FIRST FLOOR 

Front Room — Case No. 5 



1 A !Flip Glass used before the Revolution. Miss Abigail Parker. 

2 Bottle of Class Wine; with "Ckss of 1802" molded in the glass; found 

in excavating cellar of Capt. Benjamin Beeeher's house, which stood 
on the corner of Chapel and York streets, where the Calvary Baptist 
Church now stands. 

3 Early American Pottery; flowers in red, blue and green. 

4 Dining Plate (black and white) with representation of a building with four 

towers; on the bottom is the print, "European Scenery, — E. W. S." 

5 Bed Glass Bowl; in the spring of 1777 the Marquis de Lafayette, not quite 

20 years old, came over to help the Americans in their struggle for 
freedom. He brought a great many presents with him, this glass bowl 
being one of them, which he presented to General Schuyler — and it has 
passed down for the last 100 years, a Revolittionary relic, in the Schuyler 
and Clinton families. Alphonso Thill. 

6 Example of Peruvian Pottery, three himdred years old; taken from the grave 

of a "Chimn Indian," near town of Suchiman, Province of Ancachs, 
Peru. Presented by Hon. Franklin Farrel, Jr., December 18, 1893. 

7 Antique white porcelain pepper box — history unknown. 

8 Blue and avhite Saucers that belonged to the wedding outfit of Elbridge 

Gerry. Heirs of Miss Emily L. Gerry. 

9 Blue and white flip Cup with handle; used before the Revolution. 

10 Japanese Soup Plate that belonged to Governor Gurdon Saltonstall, 1666- 

1724, Governor of Connecticut from 1708 to 1724. It is three hundred 
years old and its history is known by the center flower, the chrysan- 
themum. It descended to Mrs. Sarah R. Hubbard through Mrs. Jere- 
miah Atwater, wife of Jeremiah Atwater, Steward of Yale, and grand- 
daughter of Governor Saltonstall. 

11 Blue Chinese Plate; doves overhead; three figures (said to be eloping 

loVers and pursuing father) crossing bridge; willow pattern. 

12 Blue and white round Dish with open-work border; on bottom, "Rogers'^ 

(stamped) and a printed representation of the American eagle. 



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13 Butter Dish that belonged to Elbridge Gerry. 

Heirs of Miss Emily L. Gerry. 

14 Blue and white Dining Plate — very old. 

15 Flip Mug (earthen) blue and white with picture of pagoda on it. 

Mrs. H. S. Bascom. 

16 Breakfast Plate; an early example of Eastern pottery. 

17 Pipe made of Indian pipe-stone from "the old quarry in Minnesota" — said to 

be the only place in this or any other country where this stone is found. 

18 Souvenir of the Tippecanoe Presidential contest of 1840, — a small butter dish 

of pressed glass with a "log cabin" in the center, and about it the 
legends "Tippecanoe," "Fort Meigs," "Wm. H. Harrison." 

Henry T. Blake. 

19 One of the Plates of the set used at the dinner to Admiral Nelson at 

Barbadoes, W. I., in 1803. Presented by Hon. E. G. Clawsen, Barbadoes, 
in 1884. 

20 A Beautifully Decorated Pitcher with silver lid, having 33 and w burnt 

into the bottom — mended with care and skill. 

21 A Large Shallow Dish, decorated in variety of colors, with large cover 

similarly decorated ; small black print in glazing on the bottom, with 
letters "T. W. B." 

22 Large Platter with flowered yellow border; central part (beautiful picture 

in dark brown) represents the Island of Corfu and several boats; on 
the bottom of the platter there is baked into the enamel, "Corfu, No. 
106, Wood & Sons." 

23 Example of early American pottery, with representation in black of full- 

rigged American merchant ship. 

24 Dark blue earthen Teapot of the eighteenth century, — from the old Bassett 

dwelling house, in Hamden. 

26 Tureen of dark blue "stone china," made by E. Hall, with view of "Laxton 
Hall." The platter on which it stands has a view of Conway Castlo. 
Cover has a border representing fruit. 

26 Large Blue China Platter, from Saba Island, W. I., found in an ancient 

church. It was secreted there when the island was captured by Admiral 
Rodney, in 1782. Presented by W. R. II. Trowbridge, Barbadoes, W. I. 

27 An ancient, large blue and white china Punch Bowl, — carefully mended in 

several places. 

28 Soup Tureen (blue china) ; part of set of the wedding outfit of Elbridge 

Gerrj', fifth Vice President of the United States. 

Heirs of Miss Emily L. Gerry. 



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29 Chixa Bowl. This bowl was imported from China by Major William Mun- 

son prior to 1799, and was donated to Hiram Lodge by his daughter, 
Mrs. Grace Wheeler, on her 99th birthday, August 14, 1891, as a token 
to the memory of her father. Major William Munson, who was a soldier 
in the Revolution; friend of General Washington; Worshipful Master 
of Hiram Lodge in two centuries; and a most worthy citizen of New 
Haven. Presented by Hiram Lodge, No. 1, F. & A. M., November 
27, 1S93. 

30 Soup Tureen without cover — Chinese decorations in blue. 

31 Bottle with "Isaac Beers, 1774" molded in the glass. 




Ship called the Constitution. 

See page 61, No. 50. 



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FIRST FLOOR 

Front Room — Case No. 6 

1 Dress worn by Mrs. John Jay. Miss Mary K. Jay DuBois. 

2 Blue Silk Umbrella, once the property of Governor Gurdon Saltonstall. 

3 Sash worn by Mr. John Jay. Miss Mary K. Jay DuBois. 

4-5-6 Three antique Bonnets formerly worn by members of the Bradley 
family. F. Tliornton Hunt. 

7 Pieces of the Flag of the 3d Mississippi Regiment, taken at Pass Christian, 

Miss., by the 9th Conn. Volunteers, April 4, 1862. 

8 Remnants of Silk Flag carried by the Tenth Conn. Volunteers in forty-two 

battles of the war of the Rebellion. 

9 A SILK embroidered Pin Cushion, wrought by Mrs. J. W. Barber about the 

year 1808. 

10 Feather Flowers and flowers made of beetles' wings; brought from Brazil 

by Commodore Hunt about the year 1853. F. Thornton Hunt. 

11 Old Dutch Dolls, owned by members of the Hunt family in the eighteenth 

century. F. Thornton Hunt. 

12 Infant's Cap made by granddaughter of Governor Gurdon Saltonstall. 

Sarah B. Huhhard. 

13 Ornaments made from beetles' wings ; brought from Brazil by Commodore 

Hunt. F. Thornton Hunt. 

14 A Gilt Tiara. F. Thornton Hunt. 

15 Connecticut State Arms; a casting of iron, painted. 

David W. Thompson. 

16 Large Ibex Horn ; brought home by Lieut. Henry Eld, U. S. Navy. 

17 Ibex Horn. W. A. Leffingwell. 

18 Portion of Sleeve of Dress, once worn by Queen Victoria. 

Mrs. Henry F. English. 



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FIRST FLOOR 
Front Room — Articles on Floor 



1 Six-legged Highboy. Probably made toward the close of the seventeenth or 

the beginning of the eighteenth century. George D. Seymour. 

2 Antique mahogany Dressing Table, made last quarter of the eighteenth 

century. 

3 Governor Trumbull Chair, made of Yale Elms. 

Messrs. Chamberlain & Co. 

4 Old Wooden Arm Chair. Executors of Governor Charles R. Ingersoll. 

5 MINLA.TURE model of ancient steel armor. William Hillhouse, M.D. 

6 Sword owned by Ebenezer Dayton, Westville, used in the war of the Revolu- 

tion, 1779. Jennetie M. Dayton. 

7 Sword used by E. Dayton, 1779, at Westville Bridge, in Revolutionary war. 

S. B. Dayton. 

8 Pair of Bellows, used in New Haven about one hundred years ago. 

9 Imported Colonial Chair. Mrs. Worthington HooJcer. 

10 Two Chairs that belonged to General David Wooster. Presented to the 

Society by Mrs. Lucinda Ward and Mr. Edward T, Ward, of Bridgeport. 
They were given to the grandmother of Mr. Ward by Miss Mary Ogden, 
granddaughter of General Wooster. See No. 85, Case No. 2. 

11 Two Japanese Swords. Henry Trowbridge. 

12 Two antique wooden armed Chairs from "old Stephen Hotchkiss house." 

Lucy HotchJciss. 

13 Slipper Chair made of wood of ship "Endeavour," in which Capt. Cook 

sailed round the world, 1768-1771. Mrs. Martha C. Read. 

14 Brass Warming Pan. 

15 Lady's Work Table; last quarter eighteenth century. 

Mrs. Julia W. De Forest. 

16 Photograph of the John Randolph Tucker Memorial Hall, Washington and 

Lee University, Lexington, Va. 

17 Sword used in the Revolutionary war. 

18 Sword used by Col. Ozias Bronson in the Revolutionary war. Presented by 

his great-granddaughter, Mrs. Samuel C. Ford. 

19 Sword used by Lieut.-Col. Henry C. Merwin, 27th Reg't., C. V., killed at 

Gettysburg. Gen. Samuel E. Merwin. 



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FIRST FLOOR 
Middle Room— East Wall 



1 The Lord's Prayer, in Arabic. Written by the Arabic prince, Omorak. 

Charles Bradley. 

2 Program, "Our American Cousin," enacted at Ford's Theatre, Washington, 

D. C, April 14, 1865, the night of the assassination of President 
Lincoln. Daniel H. Veader. 

3 First United States Flag, made in 1777 by Betsy Eoss. This copy of the 

original was made in JSTovember, 1904, by Kachel Albright, aged 92 years, 
a granddaughter of Betsy Ross. 

4 Melrose Abbey. Elevations of the south and east windows. 



11 Major-General James Wolfe, Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces at 

the Expedition against Quebec, September 13, 1759. 

John W. Barber. 

12 Tomb of Philip Marett, Lot 794 Willow Avenue, Mt. Auburn Cemetery, near 

Boston, Mass. Mr. Marett gave a large fund as a nucleus for a public 
library in New Haven. 

13 Resolutions of the New Haven Colony Historical Society, on the death of 

Hon. James E. English. 

14 Christ Church, Stratford, Conn. The oldest Episcopal Church in Con- 

necticut, built in 1743; removed, and new church built in 1858. 

Mrs. Francis Blahe. 



18 Steamer "Granite State," of the Hartford, New Haven and New York 

Steamboat Line. Mrs. C. Berry Peets. 

19 William Goodwin. An active friend of the children of New Haven 

schools. An Englishman by birth; a loyal American by adoption. 

Cyrus Wai'ner. 

20 Connecticut Journal, November 13, 1766 (No. 474), in glass, showing front 

and reverse. 
21, 22 Time Tables of the New Haven & Northampton Railroad Company, 1846, 
the first time tables issued by the Company. Edward A. Ray. 



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23 Autograph Letter, from Governor Jonathan Trumbull to the Civil Authori- 

ties in New Haven. Dated, Lebanon, August 1, 1776. 

Leonard Bacon. 

24 Steamboat Office, Toll House, and Entrance to Tomlinson Bridge, New 

Haven, 1864. Pencil sketch by George E. Townsend. 

25 Tomlinson Bridge in 1861. Mrs. C. Berry Peets. 

26 Melrose Abbey, inside view. 

27 Steamboat Pilot's Certificate, issued to John G. Chapman, March 5, 1863. 

28 Journal and Courier Extra, November 8, 1843, giving account of proceed- 

ings of Republican Convention nominating Roger S. Baldwin for 
Governor. George Petrie. 

29 Original Design of the Firemen's Monument, Evergreen Cemetery, New 

Haven, by Zalenski. 

30 Battle of Trafalgar. Thomas B. Trowbridge, Jr. 

31 Presentation of Flag to 13th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, at New 

Orleans, July 4, 1862. (See No. 77.) 

32 Defense of Gibraltar, by Lord Eliott and his men in 1783. 

The Misses Norton. 

33 Flag of the Townsend Rifles, Co. I, 7th Regiment, C. V.; the first flag 

hoisted at Tybee Light Station, Georgia, after the breaking out of the 
Civil War. James M. Townsend. 

34 Union Volunteer Refreshment Station in Philadelphia, May 27, 1861. 

George Petrie. 

35 The Townsend House, "Raynham," Townsend Avenue. 

James M. Townsend. 

36 Benedict Arnold's House, East Water Street. 

37 David Beecher House, George Street. David Beecher was father of Rev. 

Lyman Beecher. 

38 Case of Keys. The New Haven Bank 1792; New Haven Jail, and others. 

41 Sheffield Scientific School Building, cor. Grove and Prospect Streets, now 

known as Sheffield Hall. 

42 Derby Turnpike, and Toll House, near Maltby Park; chartered May, 1798, 

and abolished February, 1897. The frame is of wood from one of the 
gateposts. 

43 Stage Coach, Hartford & New Haven Line, 1823. 

Mrs. Geo. F. Newcomh. 

44 Antique Print : Feast on return of Prodigal Son. 

Mrs. Walter H. Larhins. 



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45 Dwelling House of Bishop George Lloyd, of Chester, England. His dai;gh- 

ter married Theophilus Eaton, first Governor of the New Haven Colony. 

Franklin B. Dexter. 

46 Representation of The Cii.\rter Oak, carved from wood of that historic 

tree. Henry T. Blake. 

47 Scene on Broadway, New York City. Reception of the news of General 

Taylor's victory, the taking of Monterey, Mexico, 1847. 

George Petrie. 

48 Radnor House, Barbadoes. 

49 Old Newgate Prison, Simsbury, Conn., 1790. 

50 George "Washington; engraving. W. L. Ormshy. 

51 Church of St. Olave in Soiithwick, England, 1736; south prospect. 

Alphonso Thill. 

52 St. Katharine Cree Church, London, 1733, southeast prospect. 

Alphonso Thill. 

53 Ancient New England House. 

54 Sidney Hull. A merchant tailor in New Haven, in the early part of the 

nineteenth century. 

55 Portrait. Not identified. 

56 Origin of Steam Navigation. By John Hutchins. In which is illustrated 

the first steamboat constructed by John Fitch. 

57 "Deacon David Austin Corner," northwest corner of Church and George 

Streets. Property in the Austin family from 1727 to 1857. Now the 
site of Wood's Pharmacy. The building in the rear was once used by 
Benedict Arnold as a drug store. A. F. Wood. 

58 Buck's Tavern. Demolished in 1894. Now the site of the First National 

Bank. Henry F. English. 

59 Surviving Members of the 27th Regiment, C. V., as they stood around the 

monument at Gettysburg, October 22, 1885. Buel P. Coiules. 

60 Invitation Card to a New Year's Ball at Assembly Hall, December 31, 1807. 

Managers: Seth P. Staples, Eben Huggins, Jr., Jared Bradley, William 
McCracken, Elihu Townsend, Nathan Starr. 

61 Old Building at southeast corner of Columbus Avenue and Putnam Street. 

62 English House, 1104 Chapel Street, near York, built in 1815, by Benjamin 

English, father of Hon. James E. English. Taken down in 1906. 

Henry F. English. 

63 Beardsley Hall, Episcopal Academy of Connecticut, Cheshire. 

64 Full-rigged Clipper Bark, of the style in use up to the middle of the nine- 

teenth century. 

65 The Trowbridge House, Meadow Street. 



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66 Conscript Camp, Grapevine Point, New Haven, Conn., 1863. 

William B. Goodyear. 

67 Tontine Hotel, and neighboring buildings, in Church Street, New Haven, 

about 1835. 

68 House on northeast corner of Temple and Crown Streets, New Haven, built 

by John Scott in 1808-1813. Replaced in 1894 by the building of The 
Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, Printers. 

69 Tablet on Judges' Cave, West Rock. (See No. 7 on South Wall.) 

70 Poster or Pierpont House on Elm Street, near Temple, erected in 1767. 

The title to this land was received from the aborigines, and the property 
remained in the possession of one family until sold to the present owner 
in 1899. 

71 Ancient House which stood on the northwest corner of College and Elm 

Streets. Land now occupied by the buildings of the Yale Divinity 
School. Hiram Lodge, P. & A. M., held their first meeting in this 
building. 

72 Old Port, and view of the Mouth of the Connecticut River, Saybrook, 

Conn., 1870. 

73 Union Prisoners Confined in Camp Sumpter, near Andersonville, Georgia. 

Published in 1865, at Baltimore. 

74 Group Portraits of Rev. Jeremiah Day, LL.D., Rev. Theodore D. Woolsey, 

LL.D., and Professor Benjamin Silliman, LL.D. A steel engraving 
entitled "Commencement Day, Yale College, July 26, 1860." 

Willis L. Mix. 

75 Model of Steamship, a propeller. 

76 Charleston Mercury Extra, December 30, 1860, announcing the Dissolution 

of the Union. 

77 Camp op the 13th Reolment^ C. V., at Thibodeaux, Louisiana. 

See East Wall, No. 31. 

78 Surrender of Port Hudson, La., July 8, 1863. 

79 Fort Hale, entrance to New Haven Harbor, in process of removal, 1863. 

Laborers demolishing the gateway. Port erected during War of 1812. 

80 Memorial of the National Red Cross Society. Presented to the Con- 

necticut Sanitary and Relief Association in the Spanish War, 1898-1899. 

81 Bell Tavern, Fleet Street. 

82 Southeast corner of Chapel and Church Streets, 1816, known as "Cutler 

Corner," with a view of Trinity Church. 



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83 The Davenport Place, Elm Street, New Haven. This house was built on 

the cellar of the dwelling of Rev. John Davenport, the first minister 
of New Haven. In this house the New Haven Colony Historical Society 
was organized, October 27, 1862. 

84 First Methodist Episcopal Church in New Haven. Erected on the north- 

west corner of the Green in 1821, and removed in 1856. The Lan- 
casterian School was organized in the basement of this building, May 
27, 1822. (See South Wall, No. 30.) 

85 Old Stone House, corner of George and Meadow Streets, built by Colonel 

Leverett Hubbard. 

86 Phipps House, comer of Meadow and Wliiting Streets. Jared Mansfield, 

afterward Superintendent of West Point Military Academy, taught 
school in this building. 




Noah Webster's Books and Book Case. 

As seen iu the Library. 



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FIRST FLOOR 
Middle Room— South Wall 



1 ToTTEN House, southwest corner Meadow and Water Streets. 

2 New Haven Almshouse, January, 1880. This section of the town is now 

known as Edgewood Park. 

3 Wintergreen Falls, West Eock, as seen before the building of the Water 

Works. 

4 New Haven Public Square, the Churches, Court House and Colleges, in 

colonial times. Miss F. F. Monson. 

5-6 Two views of the Rock on the farm of David Brooks, of Brooksvale, 
Cheshire, Conn., under which the Regicides secreted themselves while 
on their way from Hadley, Mass., to New Haven, in 1664. 

7 Judges' Cave, West Rock, where Goffe and Whalley, two of the judges who 

signed the death warrant of Charles I of England, were secreted. 

8 West Rock and vicinity. ^¥m. E. Sage, M.D. 

9 Law Sign, used by Alfred H. Terry, afterward Major General, H. S. A., 

while practicing law in New Haven. 

10 Peck House, on north side of Chapel Street midway between Olive and State 

Streets. 

11 View of Chapel Street, both sides, to St. Paul's Church, as seen from 

"Cutler Corner," corner Church and Chapel Streets, 1870-1880. 

12 General Wooster's House, George Street, foot of College. Site now occu- 

pied by Zunder School. 

13 Rev. John Davenport's House, south side of Elm Street, near Orange. (See 

South Wall, No. 83.) 

14 TuTTLE House, Wooster Street, corner of Chestnut. General Wooster occu- 

pied the building as a store in 1776. The first Mass held in New Haven 
was read in the barn in the rear of this store. 

15 Residence of the late Augustus R. Street, southwest corner Chapel and 

Temple Streets. He was the donor of the Art School Building. Rear 
Admiral Andrew Hull Eoote, who married Mr. Street's daughter, resided 
in this house. 

16 Samuel Punderson Cottage, Whalley Avenue, built in 1787. 

17 Long Wharf in 1858. Thomas R. Trowhridge, Jr. 



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18 Churchill House, south side of Grove Street, between Church and Orange. 

The Xew Haven Orphan Asylum was founded in this building. 

19 Caleb Downes' House, Whalley Avenue. 

20 Home of Eoger Sherman, a signer of the Declaration of American Inde- 

pendence. Situated on Chapel Street, above College. General Wasli- 
ington once took tea in the west front room of this house. 

Roger 8. Baldwin. 

21 The Abraham Bradley House, west side of State Street, between Elm and 

Court. 

22 Sign of the City Baths, in Orange Street, foot of Center; New Haven's 

first bathing house, 1840-1850. 

23 Photograph of ax original Warrant for hanging one of the Witches in 

Salem, Mass., June 10, 1692. 

24 Petition for a Public Meeting, November, 1856, to collect money to relieve 

suffering in Kansas. 

26 New Haven Green, showing the "Old Brick Meeting House," the third 

edifice of the First Ecclesiastical Society of New Haven, which was 
erected in 1756 and taken down in 1812. W. G. Munson. 

27 View of New Haven, from summit of East Rock. Painted by Titus H. 

Darrow, of Plainville, Conn. The Artist. 

28 East Rock, New Haven. Wm. H. Sage, M.D. 

29 East Rock, New Haven. Capt. Chas. H. Townshend. 

30 Old Methodist Church, on the northwest corner of the New Haven Green, 

1830. " (See East Wall, No. 84.) 

31 City Hall, New Haven, erected in 1861. 

32 New Haven Green, 1850. 

33 View of New Haven. ^ Miss Sarah E. Austin. 

34 Map of the Town of New Haven, with all the buildings in 1748. Engraved 

in 1806 by Wm. Lyon. Alfred Daggett. 

35 New Haven Green, 1760-1811. Thomas H. Pease. 

36 New Haven Green, 1760-1811. Thomas H. Pease. 

37 New Haven Green, 1840. 

38 Plan of New Haven Harbor 1775 ; drawn by President Ezra Stiles, of Yale 

College. Showing the pier standing apart, before Long Wharf was 
extended to it. 

39 State House, on the Green. Erected 1829. Removed, 1889. 

40 New Haven Green. Painted by T. R. Rossiter, [about] 1850. 

E. K. Rossiter. 



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41 Copy of Memorial addressed to the General Assembly of the Colony of 

Connecticut, March 2, 1775, praying that the memorialists be constituted 
a separate Company under the name of the Second Company of Gov- 
ernor's Foot Guard. Edward C. Beecher. 

42 Eesidence of Dr. Jonathan Knight, Church Street, now the site of the 

County Court House. Mrs. G. Bushnell. 

43 Dr. Jonathan Knight, Professor of Surgery in Yale College from 1838 

to 1864. 

46 New Haven Bank Building in 1847; northwest corner of Chapel and Orange 

Streets. Edward C. Beecher. 

47 Certificate of Membership in the Society of the Cincinnati, issued to Cap- 

tain Elias Stockwell. Signed by General Washington and General 
Knox, 1780. 

48 Deed of Land, in 1776, from John Trowbridge to Eutherford Trowbridge. 

Thomas R. Trowbridge, Jr. 

49 Deed of John Trowbridge to Gershom Brown, 1713. 

Thomas R. Trowhridge, Jr. 

51 Major General Benjamin Lincoln. Born 1733 ; died 1810. 

52 Helmet worn by Oliver Ellsworth Maltby, private in New Haven Company 

Horse Guard, when he assisted in the construction of Fort Wooster. 

E. B. Maltby. 

53 Sword Belt worn by Oliver Ellsworth Maltby. E. B. Maltby. 

54 Uniform Coat belonging to Lieutenant William Townsend, of New Haven 

Company Horse Guard, and worn by him in 1814 when constructing 
Fort Wooster. Charles H. Townshend. 

55 Lemuel Shaw, Chief Justice of Massachusetts. 

56 New Haven, Conn., from East Haven hills. 

57 The Old Lighthouse, on Morris Point, New Haven. Built in 1840. Dis- 

continued. Robert W. Wiseman. 



61 Bombardment of Fort LIatteras and Fort Clark by the United States 

Fleets, 1861. 

62 Engagement between the "Ignited States" and the "Macedonian," Octo- 

ber 12, 1812. Edward R. Hayes. 

63 Capture of the U. S. Frigate "President," Conunodore Decatur, by the 

British fleet, in the War of 1812. 



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64-67 Four companion Paintings of the Naval Combat between the "Con- 
stitution" AND the "Guerriere." Painted under the special direction 
of Cominodore Isaac Hull, who commanded the "Constitution." 

Mrs. Philip 8. Galpin. 

68 Engraving of Commodore Isaac Hull, Commander of, the "Constitution"; 

with his autograph. Mrs. Philip S. Galpin. 

69 Portmanteau used by Commodore Isaac Hull. Mrs. Philip S. Galpin. 

70 Lady Fenwick's Grave, at Saybrook, Conn. Lady Fenwick was the daughter 

of Sir Edward Apsley. Her first husband was Sir John Boteler. She 
died about the year 1645. The tomb is supposed to have been the work 
of Matthew Griswold, Lieutenant Governor of New Haven Colony. 

71 Tomb of Lady Fenwick, at Saybrook. 

72 Siege and Capture of Vicksburg, July 4, 1862. John P. Simpson. 

73 Plan of the Investment of Yorktown and Gloucester. 

Benjamin Silliman, Jr. 

74 Coat-of-Abms of the Humphreys Family; with description. 

Dr. F. Humphreys. 

75 Representation in plaster of a steam vessel at sea. 

76 Plan and Description of Dartmoor Prison, England, where many American 

prisoners were confined in 1815. 




Com. Hull's two Naval Trunks. 

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FIRST FLOOR 

Middle Room— West Wall 



1 United States Steel Cruiser, "Boston." 

2 Ship "Pacific," Capt. Ichabod Smith, of West Haven, Conn., master and 

owner, and built for him in Essex, Conn. Painted at Marseilles, France, 
whose harbor and breakwater are seen in the picture. 

Harry I. Thompson. 

3 American Clipper Ship, "Great Eepublic," Capt. Limburmer, built by 

Donald McKay at East Boston in 1853. Length, 305 feet. Burnt to 
water's edge in New York, December, 1853; rebuilt in 1854. 

Thomas B. Trowhridge, Jr. 

4 Vessel, under sail. Thomas R. Trowhridge, Jr. 

5 Naval Engagement of "Constitution" and "Guerriere/' 1814. 

6 View of part of the Toavn of Boston, in New England. 

7 The Mission brig, "Morning Star," under full sail, bound for the Sandwich 

Islands, for mission purposes. 

8 Scene on the Harbor of Smyrna, July 11, 1853. U. S. Frigate, "St. Louis," 

Capt. Ingraham, demanding the release of a seaman from one of the 
Austrian vessels. 

9 Combat between three vessels of war; British, Italian (?) and Spanish (?). 

11 Admiral Porter's Fleet running the Rebel blockade of the Mississippi at 

Vicksburg, April 16, 1863. 

12 Capture of H. B. M. Frigate, "Java," Capt. Lambert, by the U. S. Frigate 

"Constitution," Capt. Bainbridge, December 29, 1812, off the coast of 
Brazil after an engagement of one hour and fifty-five minutes. 
[Designed and engraved by Nathaniel Jocelyn, 1814.] 

13-14 Two documents, on vellum, extending the freedom of the City of Albany 
to Commodore Isaac Hull, of the United States Navy, September 21, 
1812, and January 30, 1813. Mrs. Philip S. Galpin. 

15 Monitor and Merrimack Fight off Old Point Comfort, Va., with view of 
Hampton Roads, five U. S. frigates, and two Confederate tugs. Sur- 
rounded by ten graphic pictures of the ironclads. 

Cornelius S. Bushnell. 

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22 Wreck of an English vessel, lost in 1620, and found in 1863 at Orleans, 

Cape Cod. 

23 Samuel Disbrowe, or Desborough, Guilford, Conn., 1641-1650. Bom, 1619; 

died, 1690. 

24 Pope Pius Ninth. Born, 1792; chosen Pope, 1846; died, 1878. 

25 Old South Church, Boston, erected 1729. 

26 Sir Eorert Peel. English statesman, 1788-1850. 

27 Hon. George Griswold, for many years president of the New York Chamber 

of Commerce. A native of Lyme, Conn. Miss Gilman. 

28 Fractional Currency op^ the United States, issued between 1860 and 1870. 

29 Kev. George W. Bethune, D.D. 

30 Plymouth, as it was in 1623. 

31 General Washington's Headquarters, in Morristown, N. J., winter of 

1779-80. 

32 Writ, drawn by Eoger Sherman, Justice of the Peace, May 24, 1757. 

W. W. Prescott. 

33 Benjamin Silliman, Professor of Natural Science in Yale College from 

1802 to 1864. 

34 First Eailroad train in America, in 1831, between Albany and Schenectady. 

Robert A. Beers, now (1906) living in New Haven, rode on this train in 
1832. 

35 Proclamation of Governor Jonathan Trumbull, announcing Wednesday, April 

21st, 1773, as Fast Day. W. Forbes. 

36 The British Government-House, which stood at the foot of Broadway, 

opposite Bowling Green, New York City. Hatch. 

87 William Loring Bass, First American Consul to Paris, France. 

Miss Emily Loring Hotchkiss. 

38 Certificate of Membership of Henry Peck in the New Haven Mutual Aid 

Association. Mr. Peck was Mayor of New Haven from 1848 to 1852. 

Henry Peck. 

39 Officers and Crew of the Florence Arctic Expedition. 

40 Postage Stamps issued by the United States Government, 1847-1849. 

Hon. N. D. Sperry. 

41 Old Town Hall, Guilford, Conn. 

42 Old Stone House, Guilford, Conn. Built in 1639 for Rev. Henry Whitfield, 

pastor of the First Church of Guilford, and leader of the company 
which came from England and landed in New Haven in the first ship 
that ever cast anchor in New Haven harbor, and settled in Guilford 
the following autumn. 

Building now owned by the State of Connecticut. 



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43 LiBBY Prison and its surroundings, Richmond, Va. James M. Townsend. 

44 The Great Elm, on Boston Common. Destroyed February 15, 1876. 

45 Washington and his Generals. 

46 Jonathan Nicholson, wholesale grocer, of New Haven. A very prominent 

and public-spirited citizen. 

47 Map op the West Indies, and history of piracies on American seamen and 

commerce. Frank E. Hotchkiss. 

48 Origin of the Stars and Stripes; with the facsimile of the ''Brass" in 

Brington Church and in Solgrave Church, Northamptonshire, England, 
and illustrating the pedigree of Washington. 

49 George Washington's Eesidence at Mount Vernon. Wrought in silk needle- 

work. Miss B. M. Hogeboom. 

50 Colonial Money : sixteen samples. Miss Oliarlotte D. 8hipman. 

51 Colonial Money : nine samples. Miss Charlotte D. Shipman. 
62 C0L0NLA.L Money: nine samples. Miss Charlotte D. Shipman. 

53 Copper Coins of the United States, 1783 to 1865. James G. English. 

54 United States Postage Stamps : Columbian Series, 1892. 

Ed. A. Bowers. 

55 Paper Money, 1800, issued by the Middletown Bank, Middletown, Conn., and 

the Washington Bank, Westerly, R. I. Amos Doolittle, Engraver. 

56 Colonial Money : six specimens. 

67 Hon. Pierrepont Edwards. jMember of the Continental Congress 1787-8; 
Judge of U. S. District Court 1808-1826. 

58 The Duke of Wellington. 

59 Certificate issued by Governor Joseph Talcott to Andrew Tuttle, appointing 

him Captain of the Second Company of Trainband, May 10, 1737. 

60 C0LONLA.L Money: nine samples. 

61 Certificate of Stock of the New Haven County Bank, forty shares, issued 

to John C. Pettibone, of Simsbury, Conn., November 21, 1835. 

62 First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, of Tarrytown, N. T. ; built 

by Frederick Phillipse and Catharine Van Cortlandt, his wife. 

63 Four Certificates of Eagle Bank Stock, New Haven, issued in 1819. 

64 Photograph of a Collection of One and Three Dollar Gold Coins of the 

United States. Augustus G. Heat on. 

65 Resurrection of the Holy Virgin Mary, ascending into heaven, and receiv- 

ing a crown from the Saviour. Heirs of Felatiah Perit. 

66 Old Romsey Church, Hampshire, England. Alphonso Thill. 

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67 Joseph Lancaster, founder of the Laiicasterian system of education. Mr. 

John E. Lovell was his pupil, and conducted a school in New Haven 
on the Lancasterian plan. 

68 Pencil Drawing, by Tiiaddeus Kosciusko, the Polish patriot, when a pas- 

senger on Captain Frederick Lee's ship, in 1796 or 1797. Preserved by 
F. W. Scranton, adopted son of Captain Lee, and presented by Mr. 
Scranton's widow. Mrs. Hannah Scranton. 

69 Elam Ives and Wife, 1762-1848. Mr. and Mrs. James L. Ensign. 

71 Banner of the East Haven Temperance Society, having a portrait of 
Washington. 




Gilded Eagle. 

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FIRST FLOOR 

Middle Room— West Side 



[Models of Hulls of Vessels.] 

1 Bark "Trinidad," old New Haven vessel. 

2 Sailing Yacht, "L'Esperanza," built at New Windsor, on the Hudson, 

1851-2 ; Robert Fish, ship-builder. The vessel was sailed by Samviel P. 
Crafts, of New Haven, by way of Mona Passage and Jamaica to Cam- 
peachy, lip the San Juan River into Lake Nicaragua. Her masts 
were afterwards used for flagstaffs by Filibuster Walker after the cap- 
ture of the town. Capt. Samuel P. Crafts. 

3 American STEAi^fER "Ontario," of Boston. Captain Charles Hervey Town- 

shend, of New Haven, while a captain of this vessel, made a successful 
voyage to Havre, France, with a cargo of firearms, ammunition and 
equipments, valued at two and a half million of dollars: articles then 
sorely needed by the French government — during the Franco-German 
War. Charles Hervey Toivnshend. 

4 Screw Propeller, invented and built by Benjamin D. Beecher, of Cheshire, 

in 1832, and tried on the Famiington Canal, many years prior to the 
introduction of the screw propeller by Ericsson. See article in Con- 
necticut Magazine, Vol. VII, Nos. III-IV, by Hon. Frederick J. Kings- 
bury, of Waterbury, entitled, "An Ericsson Propeller on the Farmington 
Canal." Mr. Beecher was accompanied on the trial trip by Admiral 
Andrew Hull Foote (then Lieutenant). 

5 LT. S. Frigate "Columbia," Captain Gray, who in this vessel circum- 

navigated the globe. He discovered and gave the vessel's name to the 
Columbia River, thus securing to the United States the title to the 
great territory of Oregon. R. Pouillon. 

6 Model of a Vessel. H. Troivh ridge's Sons. 

7 Original Model from which the Hull of the Steamer "Elm City/' of 

the New Haven Steamboat Line, was constrvicted by Samuel Sneden 
in 1854-1855. Thomas Fitch Rowland. 

8 Original Model from which the Hull of the Steamer "Continental," of 

the New Haven Steamboat Line, was constructed by Samuel Sneden 
and Thomas Fitch Rowland in 1860-1861. Thomas Fitch Roioland. 



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FIRST FLOOR 

Middle Room — Case No. 7, on Reverse Side 



1 Lineage and Ar^is of George Washington. 

2 George Washington. Alphonso Thill. 

3 George Washington. Alphonso Thill. 

4 George Washington. Alphonso Thill. 

5 George Washington. Alphonso Thill. 

6 George Washington. Alphonso Thill. 

7 George Washington. - Alphonso Thill. 

8 Bill of Sale of negro boy "Ham," aged 10 years, from Abraham Bradley 

to Abraham Hemingway, dated July 26, 1771. Leonard A. Bradley. 

9 Commission issued by Jonathan Trumbull, Captain-General, etc., to Jabez 

Lake, appointing him Lieutenant, dated March 6, 1781. 

10 Yale College Diploma, 1782. Chauncey Goodrich. 

11 Copy of Warrant issued for the execution of Charles I. 

12 Commission of Colonel Ebenezer Johnson as Sergeant-Major, dated Hart- 

ford, May 18, 1704, and signed by Governor John Winthrop. 

George Leavenworth. 

13 Proclamation of Jonathan Law, Governor, appointing April 3, 1744-5 as 

Fast Day. 

15 Commission by Jonathan Law, Governor, appointing Andrew Tuttle a Cap- 

tain, June 25, 1745. 

16 Resolutions of the General Hospital Society on the death of Gov. James E. 

English. 

17 Catalogue of Union School, New Haven, November, 1804. 

Capt. Chas. H. Townshend. 

18 Lease of Pew No. 9 in Trinity Church, to Charles K. Sliipman, dated 

December 26, 1815. Edward C. Beecher. 

19 Caricature of the First Congressional Pugilists, ]\[atthew Lyon of Vermont 

and Matthew Griswold of Connecticut, January 30, 1798. 

20 Meisiorul or Petition to Sir Guy Carleton, dated August 10, 1785. 

21 Four Cards of Invitation to the Junior Exhibition and Ball, Yale College, 

1811, 1812, 1813 and 1822 : the first three issued to Miss Mary Bakewell, 
at one time a school teacher in New Haven. 

22 Wood from "L'Original," the first sea-going vessel built in Canada. Sunk 

in 1750. 



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Case No. 7 — On the Top 

24 Model, rigged with sails and spars of a two-masted Fishing Smack, such as 

are sailed and used around Barbados Island, West Indies. 

Ralph Wm. Landfear. 

25 Copper model of SroEWHEEL Steamer, with engine and boiler complete. 

Paul Boessler. 

26 Model of Ixdl\n Birchbark Canoe. 



Case No. 7 — Interior 

31 Uniform Coat of Captain Ralph Voorhees, IT. S. Navy. He died in Smyrna, 

Asia Minor, July Y, 1842, while in command of the U. S. Ship "Preble," 
aged 50 years. His body .was interred in the Grove Street Cemetery. 

32 Cabinet of Coins. 

33 Collection of Coins. 

36 Chapeau, Coat^ Sword and Epaulets of Lieutenant Henry Eld, U. S. Navy. 

His portrait is on the "West Wall of Front Room, No. 34. 

37 Court Suit, worn by Alfred H. P. Edwards, son of Governor Edwards, as 

Consul at Manila. Estate of Mrs. Worthington Hooher. 



Case No. 8— On Reverse Side 

1 Amos Doolittle, a noted engraver; born, 1754; died, January 31, 1832. He 

was a member of the Second Company, Governor's Foot Guard, under 
the command of Benedict Arnold, which responded to the Lexington 
Alarra in 1775. He also participated in the defense of New Haven in 
1779. The three historic engravings following were executed by him in 
1775, from drawings made on the spot, and were the first series of 
their kind published in America. Joh7i W. Barter. 

2 The Battle of Lexington. Engraved by Amos Doolittle. 

John W. Barber. 

3 View of the Town of Concord^ Mass. Engraved by Amos Doolittle. 

John W. Barter. 

4 View of the south part of Lexington, Mass. Engraved by Amos Doolittle. 

Joh7i W. Barter. 

5 New Haven Harbor; 1846. With sailing directions and notes. 

Frank E. Hotchhiss. 



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6 Coats-of-Arms of the United States, and of the Thirteen Original States, 

surrounding a portrait of Washington. Engraved by Amos Doolittle, 

October 1, 1791. 
1 Commission from David Wooster, Major-General, to Hezekiah Augur, 

August 19, 1775, appointing him Sergeant in the First Connecticut 

Regiment. 

8 Coats-of-Arms of Sixteen States, surrounding a portrait of Thomas Jeffer- 

son. Engraved by Amos Doolittle, August, 1802. 

9 Telegram, dated July 23, 1885, announcing the death of General Grant. 

George Petrie. 

10 Return of the Killed, Wounded and Missing at the attack on the French 

line, July 8, 1758. Photograph of original document. 

Hon. James Dudley Dewell. 

11 First Cartel (Original) for the exchange of surgeons and medical men, 

prisoners of war, in the Civil War, 1863. Gen. Evelyn L. Bissell. 

Case No. 8 — On the Top 

15 Model of an Ithiel Town Bridge, erected over Mill River at Whitneyville, 
on the old Hartford Turnpike. Ithiel Town was architect and con- 
tractor for the Trinity Church, Center Church, and the State House, in 
New Haven. Mis. W. P. Trowhridge. 

Case No. 8 — Interior 

21 Saddle Bags, formerly belonging to Noah Webster, in which he carried the 

manuscript of his Spelling Book when visiting different States to obtain 
a copyright from each. 

22 Haversack used by Charles XII of Sweden, 1718. Prof. John F. Weir. 

23 Epaulets and Shoulder-Straps of Second Lieutenant, U. S. Army, 1861. 

William, B. Goodyear. 

24 Saddle Bags belonging to Governor Jewell and used by him during the 

construction of the first transcontinental telegraph, of which James 
Street was the projector. 

25 Bayonet, carried in the War of 1812 by Abijah Loomis. 

26 Tw'O Bayonets, from the battlefield of Gettysburg. 

27 Bayonet, picked up by Charles Bradley on the Battlefield at Fort Fisher. 

28 Two British Bayonets, found in the chimney of the Peck homestead on 

George Street. 

29 Bayonet, carried by a British Soldier at the Battle of Quebec, September 

12-13, 1759. 



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30 Garment, made of fine leather shreds, evidently a loin-cloth. Entire ward- 

robe of a Nubian damsel. 

31 Foot-Stove. Used in pews in churches up to the middle of the nineteenth 

century. They were filled with live coals from a wood fire. 

41 Cartridge Box. 6th Company, 27th Kegiment, C. V. 

42 Cartridge Box, carried by Abijah Loomis in the War of 1812. 

43 Confederate Cedar Canteen, with shoulder strap attached, from Port 

Hudson, La. Major Patrick Maker. 

44 Canteen, carried by Burton R. Evarts, Co. K, 6th C. V., during three years' 

service in the Civil War. Hiram K. Peck. 

45 Canteen, from the field of Antietam. 

46 Canteen, carried by Philip S. Galpin in the War of 1812, Mayor of New 

Haven, 1842-45 and 1856-1859. 

47 Portmanteau, that once belonged to Judge David Daggett of Supreme Court 

of Connecticut. Mrs. Hotchkiss. 

48 Knapsack, of Company H, 13th Regiment, C. V. 

49 Jointed Steel Ramrod. 

The following Articles numbered from 6i to 78 are from 
Santiago de Cuba 

Colonel W. U. C. Bowen 

61 Artillery Sabre. 

62 Spanish Officer's Sword. 

63-4-5 Portions of Posts from the Block House, San Juan Hill. 

66 Cartridges, loaded, found on field. 

67 Submarine Cable, from Spanish torpedo. 

68-9 Portions of Corner-Post, from Block House. 

70 Spanish Cartridge Box. 

71 Sticks^ from tree under which General Torel surrendered. 

72 Bayonet, for attaching to Mauser rifle. 

73 Barbed Wire, from the entanglement surrounding the Block House. 

74 Bark, from the tree under which Hobson surrendered. 

75 Cartridge Shell. 

76 Fragments of Clay Piping. 

77 Bricks from Block House. 

78 Cartridges and Projectile. 



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FIRST FLOOR 

Middle Room. Case No. 9— On the Top 



1 Model of three-decker Warship. 



Case No. 9 — Interior 

Trophies taken at Santiago de Cuba, and presented to Captain George E. 
ATbee, by Maj. Gen. H. W. Lawton. 



Middle Room — Case No. 10 

Collection of Indian Relics from Capt. Geo. E. Albee 

Comanclie Bow, and Quiver of Arrows. 

Cheyenne Tobacco Pouch. 

Kiowa Coat. 

TJte Indian Lariat, of elk skin. 

Crow Indian War Bonnet. 

Comanche Breast-Plate, of hair pipe. 

Head-Dress or War Bonnet of the Sioux Chief, Eed Cloud. 

Shirt and Leggings trimmed with Human Scalps, believed to have been 

worn by the Sioux Chief, Crazy Horse. 
Sioux War Bonnets (two). 
Comanche Paint Bag. 

Middle Room— Case No. 11 

1 Indian Stone Hatchet found at Hamilton Park, New Haven, in 1863. 

2 Stone from the Well at Old Port, Castine, Maine. 

3 Indun Stone Hatchet from Shiawassee County, Michigan. 

4 Specimens of the First Atlantic Telegraph Cables. 

5 Stone Axe. 

6 Portion of the Charter Oak, Hartford, preserved by Rev. Amos Gerry 

Beman. Emma Beman Lee. 

7 Brick from old "South College," 1793-1893, Yale, with small clock inserted. 

8 Stone vessel belonging to the Putatuc Indians. Dr. Nathan Baldwin. 



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9 Model of Engine of Original Monitor. WintJirop G. Bushnell. 

10 Two SQUARE ANTIQUE TILES. 

11 Axe, such as were made for use in Para, Brazil, in 1853, by the Collins Axe 

Co., Collinsville, Conn. Richard M. Everit. 

12 Portion of Walking Stick, made from tree that once sheltered Patrick 

Henry in St. John's Church, Richmond, Virginia. 

13 Portion of a Post of a Stockade which surrounded the Church in Branford 

in 1644. The church itself was strongly built of logs, so that it might 
serve as a safe place of refuge for the inliabitants of the town, whenever 
they shoiild be attacked by the Indians, and the stockade formed the 
outer line of defence. Samuel 0. Plant. 

14 Section of spruce piling bored by toredo (shipworm), from center pier, 

Quinnipiac Bridge. Charles H. Townshend. 

15 Oriental Shoe. 

16 Hetchels ; Combing Implements, for straightening flax. 

17 Door Knobs, from the building once occupied by Seth P. Staples, and later 

by George Hoadley, now known as Law Chambers, New Haven. 

Richard M. Everit. 

18 Ancient Box for holding candles. 

19 Fiji War Club, brought from the Fiji Islands by Lieut. Henry Eld, U. S. N. 

Miss Elizabeth Eld. 

20 Wooden Mortar and Pestle. 

21 Two PENDANT CANDLESTICKS. Mrs. Philip 8. Galpin. 

22 Candle-mould. 

23 Leather Military Stock. Richard F. Lyon. 

24 Sandwich Island Weapon; sharks' teeth, poisoned, between strips of wood, 

fastened with sinews. Mrs. James M. Wiswell. 

25 Cannon Ball, ploughed out of the groimd on the Upson Farm, below Fort 

Wooster on Beacon Hill, East Haven. 

David Humphreys Branch, 8. A. R. 

26 Cannon Ball, fired by the British troops at the defenders of West River 

Bridge, New Haven, July 5th, 1779. Edward Dillon. 

27 Ball, shot by the British into New Haven, July 5, 1779. 

28 Cannon Ball from Fort Hale, New Haven. The fort was built in 1809 

and demolished in 1863. 

29 Portion of Keel of the Ship "Endeavor," Capt. Cook. 

William G. HooJcer, First Treasurer of the New Haven Savings Bank. 

30 Wooden Lemon-squeezer, once the property of General David Humphreys. 

David Humphreys Branch, 8. A. R. 



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31 Brass Extension Candle Holder. 

32 Spur. 

33 Spur, of forged iron, from Mexico. Alphonso Thill. 

34 Bootjack, used by Capt. Bacon, Canterbury, Conn., 1754. 

35 Iron Mortar, with Wooden Pestle, that belonged to Rev. Jabez Huntington, 

of Litchfield, 18th century. 

36 Mortar and Pestle, vised by Dr. John Hulls, who lived in Stratford and 

Derby, and Wallingford, from 1687 to 1711. 

Mr. J oh 71 H. Washhiim. 

37 Stirrup, excavated in Cuba by Major F. Butler. W. G. Butler. 

38 Can of Beef Soup, hermetically sealed, put up by Messrs. Daggett & Kensett, 

New Haven, in 1821. C. S. Mersick. 

38a Can of Extract of Beef, put up by Messrs. Daggett & Kensett in 1812 for 
U. S. Government. Their store was on the westerly side of York Street, 
north of Chapel. Miss Eliza H. Daggett. 

39 Electric Call, for police or fire service. 

40 Mortar and Pestle, lignum- vitae. Mrs. M. A. Rowe. 

41 Hatchet, with charred handle. 

42 Piece of Timber from U. S. Frigate "Constitution." 

Heirs of Emily L. Gerry. 

43 Three Pistols, raised by diving bell in 1839 from the wreck of the "Royal 

George," sunlc oif Spithead in 1782. Yale Museum. 

44 Copper Powder Flask, belonging to Nicholas Countryman, of New Haven, 

and owned by his family since 1825. 

Robert Nicholas Countryman. 

45 Powder Horn. "Benjamin Bowers: his horn. Made at Middletown, June 

9, 1759." Dwight E. Bowers. 

46 Powder Horn, found in the house of Elisha Whittelsey, Wallingford, in 1822. 

Engraved with the Royal Arms of Great Britain, views in New York 
Harbor, Halifax, etc., 1757. Peter Whittelsey. 

47 Powder Horn, engraved with pictures of vessels. 

48 Cartridge Case, six-pounder, fired by U. S. S. "Olympia," at Manila Bay, 

May 1, 1898. Frank H. Whitney. 

49 Photograph of Powder Horn carried at Crown Point, November 17, 1759, 

by James Meldrum. Original is owned by Rev. A. P. Stokes, Jr. 

Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes, Jr. 

60 Photograph of Powder Horn of Benjamin Bowers, 1759. (See No. 45.) 

Dwight E. Bowers. 



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Case No. ii (below) 

61 Sn.vre Drum, carried in the Civil War by Frank M. Jones, during the term 

of his enlistment in Company G, 7th Kegiment, C. V. 

Edward E. Howarth. 

62 Snabe Drum. 

63 Hetchel, for preparing flax for weaving. 

64 Copper Basest of Colonial times, said to have belonged to one of the original 

settlers of New Haven. 

65 Distaff. The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which 

the thread is drawn in spinning by hand. 

66 Invalid's Bed Pan. 

67 Clam Rake, probably of the 18th century. George H. Coe. 

68 Zulu War Club and Knob Stick from Ceylon. 

Thomas R. Troivhridge, Jr. 

69 Draft- Wheel, used in the Provost Marshal's Office in New Haven, during 

the Civil War. Capt. R. N. Clarh. 

70 Brass Bowl, once owned by Governor Gurdon Saltonstall. 

Mrs. Fairchild. 

71 Model of Sausage-meat Cutter. 

72 Tobacco and Pipe Holder; once belonged to Amos Morris, of Morris Point. 

Edward C. Beecher. 

Articles on Floor of Middle Room 

1 Car\'ED Oak Chest, of the eighteenth century. Once belonged to Capt. 

Caleb Brintnall, an East Indian merchant, whose portrait hangs on 
the West Wall of Colonial Hall. Mrs. Matthew G. Elliott. 

2 Clock from a Spanish Cruiser sunk in Manila Bay by Admiral Dewey's 

fleet. Was made by the New Haven Clock Co. E. W. Harden. 

3 Compass taken to the Arctic regions by Benjamin Hoppin in the "Wind- 

ward," commanded by Captain Bartlett. Benjamin Hoppin. 

4 Ship Carpenter's Brace, used in Fair Haven, Conn., in the 18th century. 

5 Slater's Implement found in 1905, among the foundations of the John 

Davenport house, on Elm Street, which was built about 1640. 



11 Noah Webster's Study Table. "On this Table my father wrote his Ameri- 

can Dictionary and other works during the last fifty years of his life. — 
Wm. G. Webster." — [See inscription, interior of drawer.] 

12 Beehive, of straw rope. Whiting Sanford. 

13 Piece of Tree from Chickamauga. Many bullets and fragments of shell 

are lodged in it. Richard M. Everit. 



60 , New Uavcn Colony 

Attached to Chandeliers 

14 Chinese Hat. Mrs. Elizabeth Eld. 



15 Chinese Hat. 



Table No. 19 



20 Medicine Chest, once owned and nsed by Benedict Arnold when a druggist 

in New Haven, Benjamin R. English. 

21 Stone Mortar, used by Benedict Arnold in his drug business. 

Horace Day. 

22 Holland Brick, from the residence of Benedict Arnold in Water Street. 

23 Quilling or Fluting Machine for fluting lace after starching. 

24 Mortar and Pestle, for crushing Samp, used by the inmates of Fort Forty, 

"Wyoming, Pa., at the time of the battle and massacre, July 8, 1778. 

Caroline Shoemaher Ives. 

25 Stone Pestle, made by North American Indians. 

26 Communion Plate, of pewter, marked "Amity," now Woodbridge, Conn. 

27 Ancient Pewter Platter. Mrs. Philip S. Galpin. 

28 Ancient Pewter Plate. Mrs. Philip S. Galpin. 

30 Vertebra of a Sperm Whale, caught near the equator by W. Fisher, of the 

Brig "Ohio," in the Atlantic Ocean, 1888. 

31 Antique Gridiron, or Broiler. 

32 Brick, from Fort Castine, Maine. 

33 Brick, from the foundation of the Davenport house. Elm Street. 

34 Brick, from the Old Brick Church (Middle Brick) on the Green, taken down 

in 1812. 

35 Brick, from Fort Wooster, Beacon Hill, East Haven. 

36 Brick, made in England; taken from a church in Jamestown, Virginia, — 

the first church in America made by Englishmen. 

37 Brick thrown to corner Elm and Orange Streets, 500 feet, by the explosion 

of a boiler at the New Haven Folding Chair Company's factory in 1870. 

38 Stone, Brick and Mortar from the Old Dutch Church, cor. Nassau and 

Cedar Streets, New York City, demolished in 1882. 

Chas. n. Townshend. 



60 High-boy, from the Jercmiali Townsend house on Prospect Street. The 

hole in the side was made by a British bullet, in the British invasion 
in 1779. 

61 Cocked Hat, worn by Jeremiah Townsend, 1776. The black silk hat was 

worn by his great-great grandson, Charles Hervey Townshend, in 1876. 



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62 Verd antique Marble, from Milford Quarry. Mrs. Albert S. Holt. 

63 Bows AND Arrows. 

64 Ancient Print, showing five pictures of Death and four specimens of Worldly- 

Greatness, each with printed record at the side. Printed and sold by 
John Bowles, Blackfriars, Cornhill. 

65 Ancient Iron Safe, from the Mechanics Bank, New Haven. 

66 Door Knocker, from Mansfield house. Prospect Street, occupied by the 

British in 1779. 

67 New^spaper, "The Messenger,"' January 1, 1800, published at New Haven, 

containing an account of the funeral of Washington. 

68 War Spear from the South Seas. 



50 Ship called the "Constitution," found in the British channel in 1768. 

Brought to New Haven and often carried in public celebrations. Not 
to be thought a model of the "Constitution" commanded by Commodore 
Hull in the War of 1812. Joseph W. Bennett. 

51 Photograph of same. 

52 Ship Trunk, that belonged to Commodore Isaac Hull, of the TJ. S. Frigate 

"Constitution." Mrs. Philip S. Galpin. 

53 Part of the Pulpit of the First Church in East Haven, built in 1719. The 

edifice stood on the northwest corner of the Green. When the present 
Stone Church was erected, the pulpit and seats were removed to it, and 
were used until the close of the Revolutionary War. Leverett Bradley 
bought the pulpit, and made a cupboard of it in his house on the north- 
west corner of the Green. 

Middle Room — Chairs 

1 Chair from the Stephen Hotchkiss house. Lucy HotchMss. 

2 Chair, made about 1825 at the cabinet shop of James English, father of 

Governor English. The shop was at the northeast corner of Chapel 
and High Streets, on the College Sqixare. Mrs. Nancy H. Tuclcer. 

3 Eush-bottomed Chair. Dr. Leffingivell. 

4 Chair of Edith Day, wife of Eobert Day of Hartford, who died in 1618. 

Edith Day died in 1688, being then the widow of Elizur Holyoke of 
Springfield. Horace Day. 

6 Booking Chair of Major-General David Wooster, who was killed at Ridge- 
field, Conn., 1777, while in command of the American Troops during 
the Kevolutionary War. 

6 Arm Chair. Dr. E. H. Leffingivell. 

7 Rush-bottomed Chair. 



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Entrance to Library 

1 BiRDSEYE View of New Havex, 1879. Edward C. Beecher. 

2 New York City ix 1817. Ho7i. Simeon E. Baldwin. 

3 Confederate Flag, captured at Fort Wagner, South Carolina, June 18, 1863, 

by the 6th Regiment, C. V. Dr. Ahel S. Benedict. 

4 Theological Tree, by Beriah Hotchkin, A.M., Pastor of the Presbyterian 

Church in Greeneville, N. Y. Miss Harriet Hough. 

5 Case, containing Records of the Sanitary Commission, New Haven Brancli. 

1861-1865. 

6 China Cabinet, with drawers. il/rs. Worthingion Hooker. 

7 Book Case and Library of Noah Webster, LL.D., Lexicographer. 
8-9 Warming Pans. 

10 Antique Marine Clock. Simon Silverthau. 

11 View of Whitneyville, showing the factories, dwellings for operatives, and 

bridge, during the lifetime of Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin. 

Entrance Hall— East Side 

1, 2 Boat Mortars, captured at Island No. 10, by Rear-Admiral Andrew Hull 
Foote. Mrs. A. R. Street. 

3 Secretary of Jared Ingersoll, Stamp-Master for the British Government in 

Connecticut, during the reign of George the Third. 

Heirs of Gov. C. A. Ingersoll. 

4 Cannon of 1776. 

5-6 Cannon Balls and Shells, of various sizes and descriptions. 
7 Confederate Torpedo, from Charleston Harbor. 

8-9 The Beecher Tree, sometimes called the Franklin Tree, planted by Thad- 
deus Beecher, April 17, 1790, corner of Church and Chapel Streets, with 
photograph of its Centennial Celebration, 1890. Edward C. Beecher. 

10 Map of the region adjoining the birthplace of Washington. 

11 War Lance, from the Sandwich Islands, armed with three rows of sharks' 

teeth, supposed to be poisoned. 

12 Settee, from the Asa Buddington house, comer of Union and Fair Streets. 

Mrs. Thos. B. Trowbridge, Jr. 

13 Hon. James E. English, 1868. 



Note — The articles in this Hall numbered on cards marked in red, are deposited by 
the Mary Clap Wooster Chapter, Daughters of American Revolution. For catalogue, 
see pages 73-78. 



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SECOND FLOOR 

Front Hall— Collection of the Fire Department of the City of 

New Haven 

Made by Albert C. Hendrick, for many years Chief Engineer 



1 Oil Painting, Engine and Hose Cart, Franklin No. 4. Painted by E. Paul 

Barnes. 

2 Large Signal Lantern, presented by No. 42 of New York to No. 3 of New 

Haven. 

3 Silver Torch, presented by No. 42 of New York to No. 3 of New Haven. 

4 Silver Torch, presented by No. 42 of New York to No. 3 of New Haven. 

5 Signal Lantern, presented by No. 2 of Bridgeport to No. 5 of New Haven. 

6 Signal Lantern Belief No. 3. 

7 Chief's Bed Lantern. 

8 Signal Lantern Mutual H. & L. No. 1. 

9 Fire Warden's Trumpet. 

10 Fire Warden's Trumpet. 

11 Silver-plated Trumpet. 

12 Brass Trumpet. 

13 Brass Trumpet. 

14 Brass Trumpet. 

15 Silver-plated Name Plate, "Washington No. 1." Taken from the first 

Steam Fire Engine used in the State of Connecticut. 

16 Name Plate, "H. M. Welch," taken from Steamer 2. 

17 Name Plate, "H. M. Welch," taken from Steamer 2. 

18 Name Plate, "Hiram Camp," taken from Mutual H. & L. 1. 

19 Name Plate, "Hiram Camp," taken from Mutual H. & L. 1. 

20 Assistant Engineer's Fire Hat, "Henry Tuttle." 

21 Assistant Engineer's Fire Hat, "Sherman E. Warner." 

22 Assistant Engineer's Fire Hat, "George W. Jones." 

23 Assistant Englneer's Fire Hat, "N. D. Sperry." 

24 Chief Engineer's Fire Hat, "Miles Tuttle." 

25 Assistant Engineer's Fire Hat, "Thomas W. Ensig-n." 

26 Chief Engineer's Fire Hat, "Hiram Camp." 

27 Fire Warden Hat. 



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28 Engine No. 2— Hat. 

29 Engine No. 4— Hat. 

30 Engine No. 5 — Hat. 

31 Engine No. 5 — Hat. 

32 Engine No. S— Hat. 

33 Name Plate, "Empire," from Hand Engine No. 9. 

34 Name Plate, "'Quinniplvc," from H. & L. No. 3. 

35 Name Plate, "Fountain," from Hand Engine No. 2. 

36 Name Plate, "Phoenix No. 1 Hose." 

37 Name Plate, "Croton." 

38 Name Plate, "Relief 3." 

39 Name Plate, "8." 

40 Glass Name Plate, "4." 

41 Waist Belt, "8." 

42 Waist Belt, "4." 

43 Waist Belt, "Guardian No. 10." 

45 Eire Front, "Lone Star Hose No. 1, J. B. T. B." Worn by James B. T. 

Benjamin, son of Everard Benjamin, a member of No. 1 Hose Co., 
who was killed while on his way to a fire, in charge of neap of engine, 
January 1, 1858. 

46 First sewed leather Hose introduced into the City of New Haven. 

47 Copper Suction Basket, taken from one of the first hand engines introduced 

in New Haven. 

48 Fire Bucket, "James Brewster No. 9." 

49 Fire Bucket, "James Brewster No. 11." 
60 Fire Bucket, "C. A. Nettleton No. 1." 

51 Fire Bucket, "Bradleys Building No. 12." 

52 Fire Bucket, "Elihu Sanford No. 3." 

53 Fire Bucket, "A. Potter No. 2." 

54 Fire Bucket, "Wm. Dickerman No. 2." 

55 Fire Bucket, "Thomas Crosley No. 3." 

56 Fireman's Duck Coat worn by Augustus Lines, about 1830. 

57 Miniature Hook & Ladder Truck. 

58 Call Bell from Benjamin & Ford's fire, January, 1873. 

59 ZouA^^-HEAD from fire in Common Council Chamber, Walker's Building, 

Church Street, Januai-y 8th and 9th, 1859, taken from ruins by Assistant 
Engineer Sherman R. Warner. 



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60 Statuary from Benjamin & Ford's fire, January, 1873. 

61 Cap Front, "H. & L. No. 3." 

62 Knights Templar Sword from the Chicago fire, 1871. 

63 Metal Hose-Cart Torch from the Chicago fire. 

64 Piece of City Hall Fire Bell that rang the alarm for the Chicago fire. 

65 Melted Staples from Chicago fire. 

66 Melted Brads from Chicago fire. 

67 Melted Brass Tape from Chicago fire. 

68 Melted Wire, from the Chicago fire. 

69 Melted Spoons, from the Chicago fire. 

70 Leather, from Boston fire, 1872. 

71 Melted Crockery, Stone and Brick from Boston fire, 1872. 

72 Melted Earthenware from Boston fire, 1872. 

73 Melted Glass from Boston fire, 1872. 

74 Melted Glass from Boston fire, 1872. 

75 Fire Alarm Box Hook, Grounb Wire and Pipe from Fire Alarm Box 52, 

which turned in the alarm for the great fire in Boston in 1872. 

76 Melted Glass, from Crystal Palace fire in New York. 

77 Melted Type from Morning News fire, February 8th, 1861, at which fire 

the first steam fire engine worked for the first time. 

78 Watchman's Clock, from the Insulated Wire Mill fire, August 31, 1892. 

79 Door from Fire Alarm Box No. 47, located at L. Candee & Co. Rubber 

Factory, which was burned November 9th. 1877. The largest loss of 
any fire in the history of New Haven to the present time, 1893. 

80 Figure V, a part of VII taken from No. 7 Hand Engine, which was located 

on the site of the Yale Art School. Said engine was purchased by 
the Yale College Corporation to replace one destroyed by the students 
as an outcome of a fight between firemen and students. This engine 
is now located at Guilford, Conn. 

81 "Syringe"; a Fire Engine used by the Firemen in towns of Sweden. 

82 Etching of first Fire Engine imported from London, England, for the City 

of New York, 1730. 

83 Certificate of Appointment issued to George Warner, a fireman of the City 

of New York, July 2, 1787. 

84 Photograph of a Fire Company of the City of Frankfort on the Main. 

85 Piece of Board from Libby Prison. 

86 Photographs of Ancient Fire Apparatus and Equipisients. 

87 Photographs of Ancient Fire Apparatus and Equipments. 

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88 Play Pipe. 

89 One of the first Badges issued to the Brooklyn, N. Y., Fire Department. 

90 One of the first Badges issued to the New Haven Volunteer Fire 

Department. 

91 One of the first Badges issued to the New Haven Paid Fire Department. 

92 Badge in use by the New Haven Fire Department 1893. 

93 Small Silver Pitcher, presented by Chas. W. Allen to Engine Co. No. 2 for 

third prize in the trial of engines, October 10th, 1854. Afterward 
presented to John C. Handley, by ex-members of No. 2. 

94 Chief A. C. Hendrick. 

95 Henry Hotchkiss' Fire Hat. 

96 Melted Glass from Boston Fire. 

97 Thos. W. Ensign's Hook & Ladder Pound Top Hat. 

98 Fireman's Hat, Washington, No. VII. 

99 Fire Buckets. 

100 Tin Fire Trumpet (S H). 



Ancient Armor, and other Antique Articles 

101 English Musket. 

102 English Musket, captured during the Eevolutionary War. 

103 Flint-lock Musket, stamped with coat-of-arms of State of Connecticut. 

104 U. S. Flint-lock Musket, Springfield, 1830. 

105 Flint-lock Musket, stamped with coat-of-arms of State of Connecticut. 

106 IJ. S. Flint-lock Musket, made in 1817. 

107 Percussion-Cap Smooth-Bore Gun. 

108 Springfield Musket of 1860, percussion lock, A. W. K. on the stock. 

109 Flint-lock Musket, marked "Vernon 1772." Carried by John Dudley, of 

Guilford, at Bunker Hill, and against the British Invasion of New 
Haven, 1779. Chas. H. Toivnshend. 

110 French Musket, used in War of Revolution. Mrs. Jane R. Tyler. 

111 Gun used by Peter Harrison, of Branford, in the French War, 1756-1763. 

Gov. H. B. Harrison. 

112 IT. S. Springfield Musket 255, made in 1859. 

113 English Percussion Musket, smooth bore. 

114 Vermont Flint-lock Musket, 1762. J. Birch. 

115 Long, Flint-lock Musket; peculiar stock. 

116 Flint-lock Gun. 



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117 Fowling-piece, long barrel. 

118 Air Gun, Stock of iron. Dr. Frederick Bellosa. 

119 Flint-lock Eifle, S. Coggswell, London. Captured from the British by 

Gen. Marcox at the Battle of Trenton, N. J. Alphonso Thill. 

120 Double-barrel Fowling-piece. 

121 Kentucky Eifle, found on a battle field during the Civil War. Presented 

to Gov. English by Gen. A. H. Terry. 

122 Fowling-piece, percussion cap : dog on plate. 

123 Mauser Eifle. Col. W. H. C. Bowen. 

124 Sharp & Harkins Carbine. 

125 Eifle: Spencer Eifle Co., Boston, 1850. S. Silverthaa & Sons. 

126 Carbine, from Fort Fisher. 

127 Eifle, given by students of General Eussell's School to Major Bissell. 

Major Lyman Bissell. 

128 Sabre, stamped "Schuyler Harley & Graham, New York." Highly 

ornamented. 

129 Sabre, stamped "N. P. Ames, Cabotsville, 1846." "J. H.— U. S." 

130 Sword of Col. Ebenezer Johnson; used by him in the Indian Wars. 

131 Sword. 

132 Sword, Cavalry. "4th Virginia Eegiment of Cavalry." 

133 Sword, Cavalry. "4th Virginia Eegiment of Cavalry." 

134 Sword, used by E. Dayton, 1779, at Westville Bridge, in Eevolutionary War, 

S. B. Dayton. 

135 Spontoon, or Spear, of Sergeant John Hall. Mrs. Israel Harrison. 

136 Sword, ivory handle. 

137 Gun-cane. 

138 Navy Cutlass. 

139 Eevolutionary Sword. W. H. Pech. 

140 Confederate Navy Sword, of English manufacture. Blown ashore at the 

blowing up of Chapin's Bluff. Major Thomas S. Gilbert. 

141 Scimetar. 

142 Weapon^ brought from New Zealand by Lieut. Fred Bacon, U. S. N. 

Thomas B. Trowbridge, Jr. 

143 Bows AND Arrows, from Demarara, British Guiana, South America. 
144-151 Spears. Eight in all. One of the lot (not specified) is said to have been 

a John Brown pike, used at Harper's Ferry. The Register Co. 

152 Cutlass. 
153-156 Four Hats. 



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157 Exemplification of a Decree or Order in Chancery executed at West- 

minster, London, in the seventh year of King William's reign. 

Joshua Coit. 

158 Folding Chair, the first made by the New Haven Folding Chair Co. 

159 Chair, taken from one of the Barrier forts, China, by Admiral Foote, 

November, 1850. Mrs. A. R. Street, his mother-in-law . 

160 Chair, rush-bottom, 1770. 

161 Oak Clapboard, Pine Shingle, and two Wrought Nails, from the old 

Bassett House, Hamden. 

162 Mahogany Chair, hair cloth bottom, 

163 Flail, for threshing grain. 

164 Hat. 

165 Section of Liberty Pole on the Green, Broken in the gale of November 

3, 1884. 

166 Coat of Mail, Helmet and Sword. Mrs. Minott E. Oshorn. 

167 Adjustable yarn or thread Reel. Mrs. Philip S. Galpin. 

168 Panniers, or Baskets; used in the West Indies. 

Miss Judith Hanley and Mrs. A. J. Guardine. 

169 Chair, once owned by Abel Wheeler, of Oxford, Conn. 

James and Mary Somers. 

170 Upholstered Cherry Chair, 

171 Geometric Interest Table, patented by Gershom Cobb, 1808, 

172 Rate-Board of the old Norfolk Gate House on Greenwood Turnpike, Nor- 

folk, Conn, Ex-Lieutenant Governor James D. Dewell. 

173 Cradle, in which the wife of Governor Henry W. Edwards was rocked when 

a child. 

174 Cradle, of cherry. 

175 Cradle. "Connecticut cradle, 1823." 

176 Cradle, duplex, formerly belonging to Samuel Broome, merchant, of New 

Haven, Augustus and Fred. Lines. 

177 Tee-Square, used by Ithiel Town, Architect, in drawing plans of State 

House, 1828 to 1830. A. Thill. 

178 Trunk, iron bound, and covered with hairy hide. 

179 Chest, brought to New Haven in 1638-9 by William Russell. 

Major Geo. H. Lamed. 

180 Clock, made by Nathan Howell. Franh E. Eotchhiss. 

181 Knob Stick from Ceylon. Thomas R. Trowbridge, Jr. 

182 Carbine, of the Mexican War, 1846, 

183 Two Swords, 



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SECOND FLOOR 

Middle Hall 



1 Hallock House, 1836. Mr. Gerard Hallock was editor of the New York 

Journal of Commerce for thirty-two years, and resided in this city 
most of that time. 

2 Embroidered Sketch, over 100 years old : Martha at the tomb of Washington ; 

by Mrs. Cutler Hunt. Mrs. Isaac Eaton Jones. 

3 Baltimore in 1752. 

4 Portrait of "Cinque," Amistad captive; artist, Nathaniel Jocelyn. 

Chas. Purvis. 
"Cinque." The subject of this portrait was the leader of a band of African 
slaves who were being taken to a West Indian port for sale. Soon after 
embarking they fell upon tlieir captors, killing all of the crew except two 
men, whom they retained as navigators. These two sailors brought the 
vessel to Montauk Point, and thence to New London. The captives were 
afterwards taken to New Haven to be tried for mutiny. Popular sym- 
pathy was aroused, and Roger S. Baldwin, afterwards Governor and 
United States Senator, undertook their defence. Later he was seconded 
by John Quincy Adams. The dusky captives were set at liberty, and 
returned to their native land by the U. S. Government. 

5 "Liberty Enlightening the World." Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty on 

Bedloe's Island, New York. TJiomas B. Trowbridge, Jr. 

6 Arrest of Mary, Queen of Scots, by torchlight. 

Miss Mary B. Prescott. 

7 Washington. 

8 Chimney Piece and Dormer Window from the Benedict Arnold house on 

Water Street, 1771. Mrs. Mary Hunt Phipps. 

10 Dutch Spinning Wheel. 

11 Spinning Wheel, used by Lydia Edwards, wife of Governor Edwards. 

12 Spinning Wheel, owned by Mrs. Willard Lyon, daughter of John Scarritt, 

for many years Town Clerk of New Haven. 

13 Ancient Eeel, owned and used by Mrs. Eliada Sanford, of North Haven, 

daughter of Mrs. Anna Pierson Abbott, a lineal descendant of Abram 
Pierson. W. S. Sanford. 

14 Spinning Wheel. 

15 Spinning Wheel. 

16 Spinning Wheel. D. A. B. 

17 Measuring Reel, 



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SECOND FLOOR 
Directors' Room 



26 Souvenirs of the 25th Annual Convention of International x\ssociation 

OF Fire Engineers, held at New Haven, 1897. 

27 Pulling down the Statue of George HI in Bowling Green, New York, by 

the Sons of Freedom. 

28 The Woodbridge Oak. Daniel C. Eaton, Professor of Botany in Yale College, 

pronounced this tree to be over 600 years old, as indicated by its rings. 

29 Soldiers and Sailors' Monument, East Eock Park, May 30, 1894. Unveiling 

Memorial Tablets. 

30 United States Senate Chamber. 

31 Second Company Governor's Foot Guard, New Haven, on their trip from 

Atlanta, Ga., October 19-26, 1895. Treasury Building, Washington. 

Capt. James M. Townsend. 

32 Daniel Webster: Diogenes overlooking the portrait. 

"Diogenes his lantern needs no more; 
An honest man is found; the search is o'er." 

Fra7iJc E. Hotchlciss. 

33 The First Prayer in Congress. 

34 Deathbed of Daniel Webster. 

35 Marrlvge of Pocahontas. 

36 Engrossed Resolutions voted to the Mayor and Citizens of New Haven by 

the Nat. Soc. Sons of Amer. Eevolution. 

37 Group of U. S. Senators. 1854. 

38 Deathbed of Webster. Heirs of Pelatiah Perit. 

39 Trinidad Centenary : One Hundred Years of British Occupation and Pro- 

gress, 1797-1897. 

41 Map of Europe and North Africa, 1789 to 1815. 

42 Tomlinson Bridge: Crossing Mill river near Steamboat Wliarf. Etching 

by R. Wiseman. The Author. 

43 Battlefield of Gettysburg, locating the position of various divisions; with 

books descriptive of the battle. Gen. Samuel E. Merwin. 

44 Relief Map of New Haven, 1879. Gen. Samuel E. Merwin. 



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PORTRAITS IN COLONIAL HALL 



Hon. James E. English, 1S12-1890. Member of Congress during Civil War. 
James Edward English was born in New Haven, March 13, 1812. He 
served his apprenticeship as a carpenter, and on reaching his majority 
started in business for himself as a honse-builder. Later he became 
a lumber-merchant, and by judicioiis investments, especially in real 
estate in New Haven, he amassed a large fortune. After being active 
in local politics he was elected to the State Ivegislature in 1865, and to 
the State Senate in 1856-58. In 1860 he was elected to Congress and 
served from 1861 to 1865. In 1867 he was elected Governor of Connecti- 
cut, serving for two terms, and again for a third term in 1870-71. In 
1875 he was appointed by the Governor to fill the unexpired term of 
the late Senator Ferry in the Senate of the United States, and served 
until the spring of 1877. He died in New Haven on the 2d of March, 
1890, at the age of 78. 

Leonard Bacon, D.D., LL.D., 1802-1881. Pastor of Center Church, New Haven. 

E. Edwards Beardsley, D.D., LL.D., 1808-1891. Kector of St. Thomas's Church, 
New Haven. 

E. HuGGiNS Bishop, M.D., 1807-1890. 

Timothy Bishop, 1777-1873. 

Hon. William W. Boardman, 1794-1871. Congressman. 

Mrs. Lucy H. Boardman. Philanthropist. 

Caleb Brintnall, 1774-1850. Shipmaster. 

Henry Bronson, M.D., 1804-1893. 

Frederick Croswell. Judge of Probate, son of Rev. Harry Croswell, D.D. 

Harry Croswell, D.D., 1778-1858. Eector of Trinity Church, New Haven, 1815- 
1858. 

Horace Day, 1816-1902. Superintendent of Schools, New Haven. 

Charles Dickerman, 1816-1897. Carriage Manufacturer. 

Edward Heaton. Merchant. 

Henry Hotchkiss, 1801-1871. Banker. 

Levi Ives, M.D., 1815-1891. Physician. 

Nathaniel Jocelyn. Portrait Painter. 

John E. Lovell, 1795-1892. Principal of Lancasterian School. 

Joseph Parker. Paper Manufacturer. 



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William H. Eussell, 1809-18S5. Principal of Military School. 

Nathan Sanford, 1838-1896. 

Harry I. Thompson. Portrait Painter. 

Charles H. Townshend, 1833-1881. Captain of Steamship "Ontario." 

Henry Trowbridge^ 1816-1883. Shipping Merchant. 

Thomas K. Trowbridge, 1810-1887. Shipping Merchant. 

Thomas E. Trowbridge, Jr. Shipping Merchant. 

Harmanus M. Welch, 1813-1889. Lumber Merchant and Banker. 



In addition to the articles specified in this Catalogue, the Society 
possesses a number of interesting objects which cannot now 
be conveniently arranged for exhibition. Among them are : 

Silver Tankard, once o^vned by Jonathan Edwards. 

Gold Watch and Chain, carried by President Noah Porter. The chain belonged 

to his father-in-law, Eev. Nathaniel W. Taylor. 
IjOCKET, formerly worn by Mrs. Ellen M. Giiiord, containing portraits of her 

husband, Arthur W. Gifford, Esq., and her father, Philip Marett. 
Silver Snuff Box of John Dixwell, Esq. 
Gold Locket, containing a lock of hair of Daniel Webster, and by him presented 

to his friend Theodore Dehon Parker, of Boston. 
Papers of J. Ingersoll ; stamp master for the Colonies. 
Papers of Ezra Stiles ; president of Yale College. 
Portions of Noah Webster's Original Dictionary Manuscript. 
Kimberly Family History, in manuscript. 
Manuscript History of Guilford, Conn., with records of Births, Deaths, and 

Marriages, compiled by Alvan Talcott, M.D. 
History of East Haven, Conn., by D. Wm. Havens; with many other papers 

relating to family, to^vn, and Colonial history. 



In the Library Eoom are several thousand books, indexed by Card Catalogue. 

In rooms on the third floor are many volumes, bound and unbound, of early 
Colonial newspapers, and files of New Haven City papers; also many 
governmental and statistical reports; with duplicate volumes for sale or 
exchange. 



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HISTORIC ARTICLES 

BELONGING TO THE 

MARY CLAP WOOSTER CHAPTER 

DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 



FIRST FLOOR 

Entrance Hall — West Side 



1 Charter of the Mary Clap Wooster Chapter, National Society of the 

Daughters of the American Eevohition. The frame was made from a 
beam taken from the General Wooster House on Wooster Street; the 
leaves and acorns were carved from pieces of the Charter Oak. 

2 Corner Cupboard taken from the house on George Street where General and 

Mrs. Wooster lived; the Cherub decoration at the top of the cupboard; 
Restored by Mary Jessica Holmes, D. A. R. (No. 2 is in Entrance Hall, 
East side.) 

3 Gavel made from oak baluster taken from the General Wooster House on 

George Street on its removal on March 6, 1895, just one hundred and 
fifty years after Mary Clap Wooster entered it as a bride, March 6, 1745. 

ilf?-. Horace Day. 

4 Gavel Block, made from a beam of the Wooster House in Danbury, with a 

drawing of the house on the block. 

Mary Wooster Chapter^ D. A. R. of Danhury. 

5 Bit of Furniture Calico, xised in the home of Mary Clap Wooster, George 

Street. Mrs. Henry Champion. 

6 (Photographs and Drawings.) Clap coat-of-arms. Copied by Charles L. 

Camp from embroidery done on black satin by Mary Clap. 

Hon. 8. E. Baldwin. 

House on Wooster Street, New Haven, in which General and Mrs. Wooster 
lived during the time of the American Revolution. 

Mr. George F. Newcomh. 

House in which General Wooster died at Danbury, May 2, 1777. 

Miss Helen Meeker. 



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Tombstone of Mary Clap Wooster in the Grove Street Cemetery. 

Mr. G. F. Newcomh. 
Monument of General David Wooster at Danbury. 

7 Photo of Chairs, Sil^t.r Porringer and Pepper Box, that belonged to Mary 

Clap Wooster. 

8 Autograph of Mary Clap Wooster. Hon. Simeon E. Baldwin. 

9 Photo of Tablet, designed by Mr. Ernest Tyler; placed on Zunder School 

by Mary Clap Wooster Chapter, D. A. R., June, 1899, to mark the site 
of the Wooster House on George Street. 

10 Insignia of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolu- 

tion. Mr. S. W. Hurlburt. 

11 Charter of the Amos Morris Chapter, National Society of the Children of the 

American Revolution. 

12 Engraving and Autograph of Elbridge Gerry, one of the signers of the 

Declaration of Independence. 

Misses Townsend. (Nieces of Miss Gerry.) 

13 Portrait of Miss Ann Gerry. Hon. E. Gerry, New York. 

14 Picture of Miss Emily Louise Gerry, first Regent of the Mary Clap Wooster 

Chapter, D. A. R. Mrs. Kingman. 

15 Miss Gerry's Certificate of Membership in the National Society of the 

Daughters of the American Revolution. 

16 Wooden Swift. The Misses Townsend. (Nieces of Miss Gerry.) 

17 Framed Copy of the Declaration of Independence. Mrs. Morris F. Tyler. 

18 Photographs 1, 2, 3 : 

The Old War Office, at Lebanon, Conn.; now owned by the Sons of the 

American Revolution. Mr. George F. Newcomh. 

House in Lebanon, Conn., in which William Williams, signer of the Declara- 
tion of Independence, was born. His father. Rev. Solomon Williams, 
was pastor of the church at Lebanon for fifty-four years. 

Mr. George F. Newcomh. 
Panel, painted in the Williams House, Lebanon, to represent English land- 
scape. Executed in 1720; still in good condition. 

Mr. George F. Newcomh. 

Articles numbered from 19 to 41 are loaned by Mrs. Sara T. Kinney. 

19 Card of Seven Silver Spoons ; formerly owned by Capt. Nath. Pitz Randolph, 

of the Revolutionary Army, who was killed July, 1780, in a skirmish 
near Springfield, N. J. 

20 Silver Creamer, formerly owned by Capt. Nath. Fitz Randolph, of Wood- 

bridge, N. J., killed in battle, 1780, aged 32 years. 



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21 Washington Pitcher, formerly owned (about 1785) by Experience, widow of 

Capt. Natli. Fitz Randolph, and wife of James Coddington, of Wood- 
bridge, N. J. 

22 "Louisa," a poetical novel by Miss Seward. Published in New Haven by 

Abel Morse, 1779. 

23 Sermon, delivered at North Haven, Dec. 11, 1783, by Benjamin Trumbull, 

A. M. Printed by Thomas and Samuel Green at New Haven, 1784. 

24 "An Eulogium.. commemorative of the exalted virtues of His Excellency, 

Roger Griswold," delivered on the 29th of October, 1812, by David 
Daggett, a member of the Council. Printed in New Haven by Walter 
& Steele, 1813. 

25 "An Examination of the President's Reply to the New Haven Remon- 

strance, etc." Published by Act of Congress. Printed and sold by 
George F. Hopkins, New York, 1801. 

26 "The Nature and Danger of Infidel Philosophy, etc." A sermon by the 

Rev. Timothy Dwight, D.D., president of Yale College, Sept. 9, 1797. 
Published by George Durrie, of New Haven, 1798. 

27 "A Platform of Church Discipline. Gathered out of the Word of God, and 

agreed upon by the Elders and Messengers of the Churches assembled in 
the Synod at Cambridge, in N. E.," 1649. Printed and sold by Thomas 
Fleete at the Sign of the Heart and Crown, in Cornhill, Boston, New 
England, 1731. 

28 Pair of Shoes worn by a child in 1772. 

29 Military Button from coat of a Revolutionary Officer. 

30 Button from a wedding coat, 1780. 

31 Piece of Satin from the wedding cloak of Fitz Greene Hallock's mother, 

born in 1787. 

32 Small Cross of Charter Oak. 

33 Nutmeg of Charter Oak. 

34 Sample of Silk Tapestry manufactured by Cheney Brothers of South Man- 

chester, Conn., and given by them for wall and furniture covering for the 
Connecticut Room, Atlanta Exposition, 1895. 

36 Iron Candlesticks, 1780. 

36 Iron Candle dips, 1780. 

37 Silver Medal, commemorative of tlie 250th anniversary of the Settlement of 

New Haven. Issued April 25, 1S88. 

38 Bronze Medal, commemorative of the death of Washington, 1799. 



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39 Pine Tree Shilling, 1652. 

40 Basket, 1713. 

41 Pewter Tea Pot, originally the property of Mrs. Eunice Storrs Thomson, of 

Mansfield, Conn. Its date must be about 1775. 

Articles once owned hy General Artemas Ward, Ji.2, Jj-S, kh- 

42 Satin Breeches. 

43 White Waist-coat. 

44 Bit of Gold Braid from his Military coat. 

45 Framed Letter of General Artemas Ward. 

Articles once beloiKjing to Eunice Backus, wife of Governor Jonathan Trum- 
lull, 2nd, 1799, .h6, Jjl , iS. 

46 Piece of Black Lace Veil. 

47 Painted Needle Book. 

48 Small Water Color Painting by Mrs. Trumbull. 

49 Engraving of Putnam's Wolf Den by the late D. C. Hinman, engraver of 

New Haven, about the year 1843. 
60 Bible carried through the French, Indian and Revolutionary Wars by Heze- 
kiah Brockett. Mrs. C. Berry Peets. 

51 Old Map of New LTaven, 1824. 

52 Sugar Box, for over two hundred j^ears in a family of Litchfield County. 

Mrs. L. W. Upham. 

53 Cartridge Box carried through the Eevolutionary War. 

Mrs. Morris F. Tyler. 

54 Bullet used in Eevolutionary War. Mrs. Morris F. Tyler. 

55 Painting of Washington, loaned by Mrs. E. S. Miller. 

56 Warming Pan, loaned by Mrs. E. S. Miller. 

57 Flax Wheel, loaned by Mrs. E. S. Miller. 

58 Hetchel. Mrs. Samuel H. Street. 

59 Colonial Tape Loom. 

60 Bullet, from Fort Putnam, Danbury. Morris F. Tyler. 

61 Piece of Oak, from the Frigate Constitution. 

Elizabeth Clarke Hull Chapter, D. A. R., Anso7iia. 

62 Piece of Timber from the vessel Osage, which was burned at Essex on the 

Connecticut River, April 7, 1814. Mrs. J. II. Smith, Essex. 

63 Medal cormnemorating the Battle of Lexington. 

64 Flag representing the Battle of Tippecanoe. Mrs. Edward Bailey. 



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65 Prayer at the opening of the First Congress. Mrs. William King, 

66 Journal of the Senate of the United States of America. First session of 

Third Congress. Mrs. T. W. T. Curtis. 

67 Piece of the Wedding Dress of Mrs. Gen. Newell, married during the Rev- 

olutionary War, and there being no white silk in market, she used cur- 
tain damask for her dress. 
Later in 1815, owing to the blockade, no suitable materfal could be purchased 
for the pulpit cushion of the North Cliurch, erected 1813-15. Mr. 
Eleazer Foster, one of the Committee, drove with his wife in a chaise to 
Harbridge, Mass., and secured the skirt of his ancestress' wedding dress, 
and the pulpit was provided with a cushion finished with a box-plaited 
frill. Mrs. Henry Champion. 

Articles in corner cuphoard (No. 2), 68 to 75 inclusive. 

68-9 Soup Tureen and Platter used by Elbridge Gerry in 1775. 

The Misses Townsend. 

70 Cup and Saucer, from Putney, Vermont; exact age unknown, but it is over 

one hundred years old. Mrs. A. A. Talbot. 

71 Lafayette Pitcher. Mrs. William King. 

72 Sugar Bowl, representing the victory of McDonough. 

3Irs. Gallaher, Essex. 

73 Cup and Saucer. Mrs. A. 8. Holt. 

74 Sugar Bowl of quaint design; Staffordshire ware. Mrs. G. F. Newcomb. 

75 English Mug, part of Jemima Pierson's wedding portion in 1710. 

Miss Jane Finch Bushnell. 

76 Buttons, from coat of Major Julius Willard of East Guilford. Revolutionary 

soldier, born 1754. Miss Jane Finch Bushnell. 

77 Pewter Shoe-buckle, dug up on Revolutionary battle-field near Saratoga, 

N. y. Miss Jane Finch Bushnell. 

78 Linen spun over 80 years ago by Mrs. Loomis of East Hampton, Conn., Real. 

D. A. R., born 1799. Given by her daughter, Mrs. Bevin, to Mrs. G. F. 
Newcomb. 

79 Registration Book used at Reception given by Mary Clap Wooster Chapter, 

D. A. R., in honor of Yale University during Yale Bi-Centennial week, 
1901. 

80 Pen and Blotter used by President Roosevelt in signing register at Reception 

of Mary Clap Wooster Chapter, D. A. R. 

81 Scene at the Congress of the National Society of the Daughters of tlie 

American Revolution, at Washington, D. C, on April 14, 1904. 

Mrs. G. F. Newcomb. 



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82 Framed Acknowledgment from the Sons of the Aaierican Eevolution. 

83 Usher's Badge, worn at the reception to National Congress, Sons of the 

American Eevolution, given by Mary Clap Wooster Chapter, Daughters 
of the American Revolution, April 13, 1903. 

84 Committee's Badge, Sons of the American Revolution, 1898. 

85 Letter of acknowledgment for "Our Flag" from Queen Victoria. 

Mrs. H. Champion. 

86 Postal-card of acknowledgment for "Our Flag" from William E. Gladstone. 

Mrs. n. Champion. 

87 Framed Acknowledgment, from the Governor's Foot Guards. 

88 Statue of General Washington. Photograph. 

89 Statue of General Lafayette. Photograph. Dedicated at Paris, July 3d 

and 4th, 1900. Mrs. S. A. Kinney. 

90 Picture of Nathan Hale's Execution. Mrs. W. H. Moseley. 

91 Picture of Francis Scott Key. Mrs. G. F. Newcomh. 

92 Silk Flag, made by Rachel Albright; a copy of the original flag made by her 

grandmother, Betsey Ross. See description. 

93 Gavel used by Mary Clap Wooster Chapter, D. A. R., 1893-1894. 

94 Tile from vestibule of Wliite House at time of remodeling, 1902. 

Mrs. O. F. Newcomh. 

95 Piece of Charter Oak. Mrs. Henry Champion. 

96 Tile, picture of President McKinley. 

97 Photograph of Brick Church, Lebanon, Conn., built early in 19th century, 

of which Rev. Solomon Williams was pastor for 54 years. 

Mr. G. F. Newcomh. 

98 Part of Child's Tea-set, over 60 years old. (In No. 2.) 

Mrs. Henry Champion. 



Needs of the Society 

1 Additional Cases for the safety and proper display of its collections and 

manuscripts. 

2 A Publication Fund to enable it to issue a volume annually of the Historical 

Papers read before the Society. Six volumes have already been pub- 
lished. Many valuable papers are now awaiting fund for printing. 

3 An Enlarged Library Fund. The Society has now the Fowler Fund, yielding 

$200 annually. This does not supply the demand. 

4 An Increase of the Endowment Fund, by testamentary or other gifts. 



Objects Desired for the Society's 
Collection 

1 Manuscripts of all kinds, pertaining to historical matters which perhaps may 

not be thought of value now^ but will be of great interest to those who 
must come after us. 

2 Printed Matter, local histories, genealogies, reports of anniversaries of towns, 

churches, social institutions, and of all subjects furnishing historical 
information worth preserving. 

3 Portraits of deceased distinguished citizens of our City and State. 

4 Ancient Objects, worthy of preservation in our cases for the benefit of future 
generations. 



